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The Old Vicarage Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LH

22/01710/TCONRWorks to trees in conservation areasApproved

Approved on 9 June 2022

Council decision: No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

1 Beech- Limbs to the east extending over the road should be reduced by up to 3m. Limbs weighted to the garden should be reduced by up to 2m. 13 Holly Remove to ground level. 78 Beech Reduction of up to 6m on extended branches, retaining some inner canopy. Prune to shaping the remaining canopy for aesthetics

Received
17 May 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Stow
  1. Received17 May
  2. Validated17 May
  3. Consult.27 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Jun

Decided in 23 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Old Vicarage Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LH. Cotswold has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 3 weeks quicker than Cotswold's typical decision time. The site is in 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Stow. 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 1LH
Application type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Swell

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 May 2022
Consultation expiry
27 May 2022
Consultation end
27 May 2022
Last date for comments
27 May 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Sam Hargreaves
Agent address
Nicholson Nurseries The Park Middle Aston Road North Aston OX25 6HL

Additional information

Documents
4
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.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Cotswolds
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    5 Aug

    Conversion of existing outbuilding to annexe for use as ancillary accommodation with associated works

    PendingApplication26/02230/FUL
  2. 2026
    5 Aug

    Conversion of existing outbuilding to annexe for use as ancillary accommodation with associated works

    PendingListed building consent26/02231/LBC
  3. 2025
    22 Dec

    G1 - X5 Field Maples - Remove deadwood, reduce over extended lateral spread by up to 2.5 meters to balance…

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas25/04055/TCONR
  4. 2022
    20 Dec

    Re-roofing of outbuildings and part conversion to studio/gym, proposed single storey extension, single storey…

    ApprovedListed building consent22/04454/LBC
  5. 2022
    1 Dec

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to amend fenestration of permission 22/02445/FUL

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)22/04260/FUL
  6. 2022
    9 Nov

    Compliance with conditions 2 (Sample Materials), 3 (Sample Wall Panel), and 4 (Window and Door Details) of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/04026/COMPLY

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