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3 Whetstones Unlawater Lane Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BT

P0014/26/TCATrees within a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 5 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Monolith 3 x Ash trees between drive and brook, to approximately 7 metres due to the presence of Ash Dieback Disease.

Received
6 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Newnham
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.20 Jan
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided5 Feb

Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 3 Whetstones Unlawater Lane Newnham Gloucestershire GL14 1BT. Forest of Dean has handled 533 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks quicker than Forest of Dean's typical decision time. The site is in the Newnham conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Newnham. We hold 443 applications in total for the GL14 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Forest of Dean District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GL14 1BT
Application type
Trees within a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Newnham

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 January 2026
Consultation expiry
22 January 2026
Consultation end
20 January 2026
Last date for comments
22 January 2026
Target decision date
17 February 2026
Permission expires
5 February 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Mark Harris The Ruffets Main Road Woolaston Lydney GL15 6PJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice start
8 January 2026
Site notice end
22 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14574849
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Newnham Conservation Area
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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.

Source: Forest of Dean

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