Dean Close School Shelburne Road Hatherley Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6HE
Approved on 5 January 2026
Council decision: No objection raised
Proposal
T33 Horse Chestnut. Crown lift all round. 3m over footpath, 5m over road. Cutting secondary branches only. T34 Lime. Crown lift all round. 3m over footpath, 5m over road. Cutting secondary branches only. T61 Wild Cherry. Remove. T62 Hornbeam. Crown lift road side only on roadside to 5m. T70 Lime. Crown lift all round up to 4m. T71 Lime. Crown lift all round up to 4m. T75 Lime. Branch removal of lateral branch cross and rubbing secondary branches, cut branch back to the main stem. T76 Horse Chestnut. Branch removal of lateral low branch marked in red on image. Cut branch back to the main stem. T77 Lime. Branch removal to include. remove lateral low branch marked in red on image, cut branch back to the main stem. T170 English Oak. Crown lift, branch removal to include remove small primary branches x 2 roadside as per reroadside175 Lime. Crown height reduction of 4m and spread reduction of 1.5m. cutting back to strong secondary growth, shape and balance as per red lines on submitted photo. T177 Lime. Crown height reduction of 4m and spread reduction of 1.5m. cutting back to strong secondary growth, shape and balance as per red lines on submitted photo. T186 Lime. Crown height reduction of 4m and spread reduction of 1.5m. cutting back to strong secondary growth, shape and balance as per red lines on submitted photo. T194 Lime. Crown height reduction of 4m and spread reduction of 1.5m. cutting back to strong secondary growth, shape and balance as per red lines on submitted photo. T208 Silver Birch. Remove. T301 Fastigiate Yew x 2. Remove. T318 Holm Oak. Crown height reduction of 3.5m and spread reduction of 2m. cutting back to strong secondary growth, shape and balance. T329 Sycamore. Crown height reduction of 4m to just above original heavy reduction or pollard. Retain all lower growth below new reduction. Shape cutting back to strong secondary growth to balance.
- Submitted
- 18 November 2025
- Council
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- ReceivedSubmitted18 Nov
- ValidatedValidated18 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Jan
Decided in 48 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Dean Close School Shelburne Road Hatherley Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6HE. Cheltenham has handled 6,234 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 13 days longer than Cheltenham's typical decision time. The site is in the Central conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,097 applications in total for the GL51 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- GL51 6HE
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 November 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Central Conservation AreaPart of the site
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202614 May
Fell semi-mature cedar (due to roots causing wall movement, cracking and leaning into highway).
ApprovedApplication26/00771/CACN - 202520 Jun
Extension of the Humanities Department.
ApprovedCertificate of Lawful Use - Proposed Use25/00982/CLPUD - 20252 Apr
Discharge of condition 3 (Contaminated Land - Phase I Preliminary Risk Assessment), condition 5 (Habitat…
Discharge of Condition(s)Discharge of conditions25/00558/DISCON
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