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Rectory Farmhouse Lower Swell Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1LH

24/03562/TCONRWorks to trees in conservation areasApproved

Approved on 18 December 2024

Council decision: No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Tree work to be carried out: 1. Crown reduction of three Sycamore. Reduction of 15-20% overall, branch length reduction of 2-3 meters maximum and maximum branch diameter of 80-100mm, back to historic pruning points 2. Crown reduction of Walnut tree in centre of rear garden. Reduction of 10-15% overall, branch length reduction of 1-1.5 meters maximum and maximum branch diameter of 40-70mm, back to historic pruning points, in line with previous tree management.

Received
25 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Stow
  1. Received25 Nov
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.5 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Dec

Decided in 23 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Rectory Farmhouse 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 6 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
25 November 2024
Consultation expiry
5 December 2024
Consultation end
5 December 2024
Last date for comments
5 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Toby Cheung
Agent address
Oak Leaf Cottage 1 Broadway Lane Cottage Fladbury Worcestershire WR10 2QF

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
5

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

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    26 Aug

    Erection of oak framed orangery following removal of existing extension

    RefusedListed building consent25/02662/LBC
  2. 2025
    26 Aug

    Erection of oak framed orangery following removal of existing extension

    RefusedFull Application25/02661/FUL
  3. 2019
    20 Feb

    Compliance with conditions 4 (sample materials), 5 (sample walling panel) & 6 (sample render panel) of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions19/00910/COMPLY
  4. 2018
    22 Jun

    Conversion of the existing garage into storage, erection of double garage with garden room over and new front…

    ApprovedFull Application18/02401/FUL
  5. 2018
    22 Jun

    Conversion of the existing garage into storage and new front entrance door

    ApprovedListed building consent18/02402/LBC
  6. 2018
    17 Jan

    Conversion of the existing garage into utility and store and a new front entrance door

    RefusedListed building consent18/00223/LBC

Source: Cotswold

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