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Byways Back Lane Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4AG

22/03950/TCONRWorks to trees in conservation areasApproved

Approved on 24 November 2022

Council decision: No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

A) 1 Western Red Cedar- Fell to ground level- overhanging Back lane and neighbouring properties, 1 primary resting on listed wall and damaging wall and gateway- too big for location. B) 1 Sycamore- relieve branches touching roof of neighbouring building and causing damage. C) Leyland Cypress - fell to ground level. D0 Leyland Cypress - fell to ground level.

Received
7 November 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South
  1. Received7 Nov
  2. Validated7 Nov
  3. Consult.18 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Nov

Decided in 17 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Byways Back Lane Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4AG. Cotswold has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 17 days, 4 weeks quicker than Cotswold's typical decision time. The site is in 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South. We hold 3,511 applications in total for the GL7 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
GL7 4AG
Application type
Works to trees in conservation areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fairford

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 November 2022
Consultation expiry
18 November 2022
Consultation end
18 November 2022
Last date for comments
18 November 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Gavin Chappell
Agent address
Southdown House Westbury Road Warminster Wilts BA12 0AP

Additional information

Documents
3
Constraints
2

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)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, 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

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    12 May

    Remove Yew tree

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas25/01469/TCONR
  2. 2025
    15 Jan

    Leylandii hedge - fell.

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas25/00119/TCONR
  3. 2024
    2 Sep

    Conversion of existing outbuilding to ancillary accommodation and associated works

    ApprovedFull Application24/02576/FUL
  4. 2024
    5 Jun

    Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development under Section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990…

    RefusedCert of Lawful Proposed Use or Devt24/01665/CLOPUD
  5. 2024
    20 May

    1. Portuguese Laurel - Fell 2. Yew - Fell to ground 3. Row of Leylandii - remove the very last tree in the…

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas24/01491/TCONR
  6. 2023
    13 Feb

    G1 Group of Ash trees with basal rot and Ash dieback with some primaries over hanging the river. Coppice all…

    ApprovedWorks to trees in conservation areas23/00481/TCONR

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