Former Coln House School Horcott Road Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4DB
Approved on 24 September 2025
Council decision: Application PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 Copper beech. Crown lift to 4m above ground level by removal of secondary and tertiary branches and/or by shortening of branch tips. Laterally reduce branch tips to give 3m clearance from all nearby buildings. T2 False acacia. Crown lift to 4m above ground level by removal of secondary and tertiary branches and/or by shortening of branch tips. T3 Common beech Crown lift to 4m above ground level by removal of secondary and tertiary branches and/or by shortening of branch tips.
- Received
- 7 August 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Cotswold District Council
- Ward
- Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South
- ReceivedReceived7 Aug
- ValidatedValidated7 Aug
- Consult.Consultation2 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided24 Sep
Decided in 48 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at Former Coln House School Horcott Road Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4DB. Cotswold has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 6 days longer than Cotswold's typical decision time. The site is in the Fairford conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South. We hold 3,517 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 4DB
- Application type
- Works to trees with a TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Fairford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 August 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 2 September 2025
- Consultation end
- 2 September 2025
- Last date for comments
- 2 September 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Mr Matthew Reid
- Agent address
- 91 Promenade Cheltenham GL50 1PJ
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Fairford Conservation AreaPart of the site
- Tree Preservation Order: 06/00135/TPOPart of the site
- Brownfield land register: Coln House School, Horcott Road, GL7 4DBRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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Planning history at this site
16 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202621 Jul
Changes to approved substation building - Non-Material Amendment of permission 24/01739/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/02185/NONMAT - 202623 Mar
Compliance with condition 2 (Details) of listed building consent 25/03412/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00953/COMPLY - 202623 Mar
Compliance of conditions 2 (Materials) and 3 (Sample walling panel) of listed building consent 25/01993/LBC
ApprovedListed building consent26/00954/COMPLY - 202524 Oct
Replacement of existing double hung sash windows in selected locations on the rear (south) facades of houses…
ApprovedListed building consent25/03412/LBC - 202530 Jun
Non material amendment to walling material of House 5 and replacement of the utility window with a door of…
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/02029/NONMAT - 202526 Jun
Amendments to House 5 external wall material and replacement of the utility window with a door
ApprovedListed building consent25/01993/LBC - 202511 Mar
Compliance with conditions 3 (sample materials), 4 (sample panels - stone), 5 (sample panel render) and 6…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00770/COMPLY - 202510 Mar
Compliance with condition 2 (sample materials), 3 (sample panels stone) and 4 (Design details) of consent…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00754/COMPLY - 20255 Feb
Non Material Amendment (removal of vandalised porch to rear of House 2 and internal alterations) of…
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/00380/NONMAT - 20255 Feb
Non-Material Amendment (to bin collection point, car park surfacing, alterations to car ports to create…
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/00379/NONMAT - 20253 Feb
Minor internal plan changes and removal of the vandalised porch to the rear of House 2
ApprovedListed building consent25/00325/LBC - 202531 Jan
Relocation of the bin collection point. A change of surface material in the car parking area. Alterations to…
WithdrawnListed building consent25/00308/LBC - 202516 Jan
Compliance with Biodiversity Gain Plan of permission 24/01739/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00137/CONBGP - 202515 Jan
Compliance with condition 13 (bird and bat features) and 14 ( Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00121/COMPLY - 202413 Jun
Conversion of existing Grade II Listed Coln House into 4 no. residential units (C3), with associated…
ApprovedListed building consent24/01740/LBC - 202413 Feb
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a Listed Building for a soft strip of the buildings
ApprovedListed building consent24/00443/CLPWLB
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- Coln House School Horcott Road Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4DB25/00325/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
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