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Grey Gables Bow Lane Bourton-On-The-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2DJ

20/04546/TCONRWorks to trees in conservation areasApproved

Approved on 21 January 2021

Council decision: No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

1.Beech Remove x3 lower branches over shading lawn & greenhouse Remove or prune lower secondary branches within 5 metres of ground level to reduce overall circumference by up to 2 metres in branch length. Thin remaining crown density by no more than 15% of volume i.e. primarily the systematic removal throughout the crown of overcrowded, abrading or crossing branches and deadwood 2. Yew Thoroughly trim lower crown edge away from property

Received
17 December 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bourton Village
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated17 Dec
  3. Consult.13 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Jan

Decided in 35 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a tree application at Grey Gables Bow Lane Bourton-On-The-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2DJ. Cotswold has handled 2,542 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days. The site is in the Bourton-on-the-Water conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Bourton Village. We hold 3,308 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 5 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GL54 2DJ
Application type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bourton On The Water

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 December 2020
Consultation expiry
13 January 2021
Consultation end
13 January 2021
Last date for comments
13 January 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Paul Hodkinson
Agent address
1 St. James Court Stonesfield Witney OX29 8QW

Additional information

Documents
3
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Bourton-on-the-Water Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Bow HouseOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • National Landscape (AONB): Cotswolds
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    16 Oct

    1. Western Red Cedar x3 - Section fell trees 2. Yew - Reduce crown spread overhanging property by up to 3…

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas25/03305/TCONR
  2. 2022
    21 Dec

    Mature Blue Atlas Cedar Reduce overall crown symmetry by approximately 1.5 - 2.5 metres in branch length…

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas22/04468/TCONR
  3. 2022
    21 Nov

    Conversion of garage and room over to create a self contained annex

    ApprovedFull Application22/04129/FUL
  4. 2022
    21 Nov

    Conversion of garage and room over to create a self contained annex

    WithdrawnListed building consent22/04130/LBC
  5. 2020
    13 Feb

    1. Twin stemmed Western Red Cedar Section fell tree to leave the remaining stump at a height of approximately…

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas20/00610/TCONR
  6. 2013
    21 Oct

    4 Western Red Cedar - reduce overall height of trees to height of adjacent garage, prune to reduce lateral…

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas13/04483/TCONR

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