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The Old Rectory Cradley Malvern Herefordshire WR13 5LQ

P221839/KWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 6 July 2022

Council decision: Trees in Cons Area Works Can Proceed

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 in the plan and tree survey, Yew tree. Topiarise into a ball shape, raising the crown and reducing the height and width of the canopy by approximately 1m in all dimensions.

Received
7 June 2022
Ward
Bishops Frome & Cradley
  1. Received7 Jun
  2. Validated7 Jun
  3. Consult.29 Jun
  4. Target2 Aug
  5. Decided6 Jul

Decided in 29 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at The Old Rectory Cradley Malvern Herefordshire WR13 5LQ. Herefordshire has handled 1,765 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 4 weeks quicker than Herefordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Cradley conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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.

99% of works to trees in a conservation area 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 5LQ
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cradley

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 June 2022
Consultation expiry
29 June 2022
Consultation start
8 June 2022
Consultation end
29 June 2022
Last date for comments
29 June 2022
Target decision date
2 August 2022

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 June 2022

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: RectoryOn this site · +5 more
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

15 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    19 Nov

    T11 - 20% reduction in height and width, ongoing maintenance. T20 - remove holly bush (three trunks).

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP253346/K
  2. 2022
    6 Dec

    Proposed works to Lime (T8) and Lime (T9) - fell as they are causing the curved retaining wall at the South…

    ApprovedWorks to trees covered by TPOP224114/J
  3. 2022
    28 Nov

    T13 & T14 - 20% reduction in height and width, shape to encourage new growth to fill gap above wall.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaP223992/K
  4. 2021
    22 Oct

    Lime (T8), Lime (T9) and Lime (T10) - fell as they are causing the curved retaining wall at the South West…

    Split DecisionWorks to trees covered by TPOP213938/J
  5. 2021
    19 Oct

    Proposed terracing the partially terraced, sloping rear garden throughthe use of retaining walls

    ApprovedHouseholderP213905/FH
  6. 2021
    19 Oct

    Proposed terracing the partially terraced, sloping rear garden throughthe use of retaining walls

    ApprovedListed building consentP213906/L

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