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Buchanans Recreation Ground Victoria Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8DS

P0305/23/TPOWorks to Trees Covered by TPOApproved

Approved on 5 April 2023

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Undertake the following work to trees covered by DFTPO 11: G1 and G2 - remove lower branches to a height of approximately 3 metres above ground level. G3 and G4 - remove lower branches to a height of approximately 4 metres above ground level.

Received
2 March 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Coleford
  1. Received2 Mar
  2. Validated2 Mar
  3. Consult.28 Mar
  4. Target27 Apr
  5. Decided5 Apr

Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Buchanans Recreation Ground Victoria Road Coleford Gloucestershire GL16 8DS. Forest of Dean has handled 533 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than Forest of Dean's typical decision time. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Coleford. We hold 994 applications in total for the GL16 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
GL16 8DS
Application type
Works to Trees Covered by TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Coleford

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 March 2023
Consultation expiry
28 March 2023
Consultation start
7 March 2023
Consultation end
28 March 2023
Neighbour consultation start
7 March 2023
Neighbour consultation end
28 March 2023
Last date for comments
28 March 2023
Target decision date
27 April 2023
Permission expires
5 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Weaver 16 Boxbush Road Coleford Gloucester GL16 8DN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Tree Preservation Order: DFTPO11Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    6 Aug

    Refurbishment and internal alterations to existing pavilion and attached outbuildings. Extension (18m2) to…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationP0949/24/FUL
  2. 2024
    28 Mar

    Trees covered by T2, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G9 and A1 of Tree Preservation Order number…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees Covered by TPOP0413/24/TPO
  3. 2022
    25 Nov

    Ash tree T3 of DFTPO 11: Remove due to the presence of Ash Dieback, and excessive damage following the loss…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees Covered by TPOP1642/22/TPO
  4. 2022
    25 Oct

    Extension to car parking facility at Angus Buchanan VC recreation ground with associated works.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationP1493/22/FUL
  5. 2022
    29 Apr

    Undertake work to four ash trees covered by DFTPO11 (A3). Remove two small diameter ash trees identified with…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees Covered by TPOP0606/22/TPO
  6. 2022
    9 Mar

    Erection of a single storey extension to pavilion.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationP0341/22/FUL

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