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Sundown Lodge Cradley Malvern Herefordshire WR13 5LJ

P204328/KWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 9 January 2021

Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed replacement of Conifer (split trunk, height, width, proximityto drive and excessive shading of natural pond) and Spruce (crowded and dying) with comparable trees.

Received
3 December 2020
Ward
Bishops Frome & Cradley
  1. Received3 Dec
  2. Validated3 Dec
  3. Consult.3 Jan
  4. Target14 Jan
  5. Decided9 Jan

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Sundown Lodge Cradley Malvern Herefordshire WR13 5LJ. Herefordshire has handled 1,326 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 3 weeks quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Cradley conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Bishops Frome & Cradley. We hold 1,736 applications in total for the WR13 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at Herefordshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WR13 5LJ
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cradley

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 December 2020
Consultation expiry
3 January 2021
Consultation start
10 December 2020
Consultation end
3 January 2021
Last date for comments
3 January 2021
Target decision date
14 January 2021

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 December 2020

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Malvern Hills
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    3 Dec

    Proposed hedgerow management on edge of paddock, clear out dead wood, plant new hedging and reduce to 9-12ft

    ApprovedHedgerow RemovalFiled alongsideP204327/H
  2. 2020
    3 Dec

    Proposed replacement of Conifer (split trunk, height, width, proximityto drive and excessive shading of…

    This applicationApprovedTreesP204328/K

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    11 Nov

    Removal of two dead trees (Cyprus Confier & Purple Plum)

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP253267/K
  2. 2025
    27 Jan

    Four Oak trees - Remove low hanging branches over the footpath in the paddock and increase clearance on Long…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP250338/K
  3. 2023
    18 Sep

    Flowering Cherry tree just outside gates but within property curtilage: removal of dead wood and reshaping of…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP232770/K
  4. 2023
    25 Jul

    Proposed works to a Copper Beech Tree. Proposed work is to 'lift and shape' the crown of the beech tree as…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP232266/K
  5. 2022
    4 Apr

    Yew tree snapped and fell, approx 40ft in length, tree needs to be removed for safety as the break is now a…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP221151/K
  6. 2021
    7 Jan

    Proposed hedgeline to be managed. Proposed height 12 - 15ft, remove all deadwood and ivy. Replant with…

    WithdrawnWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP210121/K

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