5 Polefield Gardens Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6DY
Approved on 2 October 2026
Council decision: No objection raised
Proposal
1. Two blue Lawson Cypress and small Elder on the side boundary. Fell by sections to near ground level. Coppice the small Elder. 2. Yew tree in the left-hand corner. This tree is also becoming too large and is blocking light to the garden. Fell by sections to near ground level. 3. Elder behind item 2. Pollard to approximately 2m and coppice the smaller Elder to the left. 4. Large multi-stemmed Bay tree. This has become unmanageable and too large for the garden. Coppice to near ground level and allow to regenerate. 5. Yew tree to the right of item (4). This tree has an asymmetric crown due to group pressure and has a poor form. -Fell to near ground level.
- Received
- 17 September 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 13 October 2026
- Council
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- Ward
- Warden Hill
- ReceivedReceived17 Sep
- ValidatedValidated18 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date30 Oct
- DecidedDecided2 Oct
Decided in 14 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 5 Polefield Gardens Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6DY. Cheltenham has handled 6,234 applications of this type. This one was decided in 14 days, 3 weeks quicker than Cheltenham's typical decision time. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Warden Hill. We hold 1,097 applications in total for the GL51 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- GL51 6DY
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 30 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mr Sam Reader
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Central Conservation Area
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Cheltenham
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