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Ivy Cottage The Square Lower Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2HU

20/01122/TCONRWorks to trees in conservation areasApproved

Approved on 22 April 2020

Council decision: No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Sycamore - Crown raise by approx. 2m. Selectively reduce elongated branches by approx. 2m T2 - Sycamore - Reduce away from building by approx. 1.5m T3 - Spruce - Remove to ground level T4 - Wellingtonia - Sever ivy at basal level T5 - Sycamore - Crown raise above garden by approx. 2m T6 - Cedar (DBH 20cm) - Remove to ground level T7 - Lime - Remove to ground level T8 - Sycamore - Crown raise by approx. 2m T9 - Acer sp. - Remove to ground level T10 (offsite) - Downy Birch - Selectively reduce boundary overhang by approx. 1.5m

Received
19 March 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bourton Vale
  1. Received19 Mar
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 34 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Ivy Cottage The Square Lower Slaughter Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2HU. Cotswold has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 8 days quicker than Cotswold's typical decision time. The site is in the Lower Slaughter conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Bourton Vale. We hold 3,306 applications in total for the GL54 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at Cotswold District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GL54 2HU
Application type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lower Slaughter

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2020
Consultation expiry
15 April 2020
Consultation end
15 April 2020
Last date for comments
15 April 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Tom Hamments
Agent address
The Gatehouse Gloucester Lane Mickleton Chipping Campden Glos GL55 6RP

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Lower Slaughter Conservation Area
  • National Landscape (AONB): Cotswolds
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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, 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

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    28 Nov

    Alterations to fenestration

    ApprovedListed building consent25/03799/LBC
  2. 2025
    25 Sep

    T1-Conifer - Fell (G) T3-Conifer - Fell(G) T4&T5 - Magnolia and apple - Fell(G) Cedar- Cedar - Crown raise to…

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas25/03031/TCONR
  3. 2025
    6 Jan

    T1 (Redwood) - Semi mature specimen. Fell to ground level G1 (Group of 2 no small Cypress under T1) - Fell to…

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas25/00022/TCONR
  4. 2024
    2 Apr

    MT1 - Birch - Reduce side growth by 1.5 - 2 metres around boundary line keeping best shape MT3 - Yew - Reduce…

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas24/00987/TCONR
  5. 2018
    23 Oct

    T1 - Sycamore - Reduce back from neighbouring property to boundary line, re-balance crown to balance. H1…

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas18/04080/TCONR

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