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TPO/0449 Sweet Charity St Johns Road Slimbridge Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 7BJ

S.26/0495/TPOTree Preservation OrderRefused

Refused on 18 May 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 Large mature beech tree - Crown reduction to a height of 26 metres and spread 11 metres. T2 Large mature Liquid Amber tree - Crown reduction to a height of 20 metres and spread of 8 metres.

Received
23 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Berkeley Vale Ward
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.24 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at TPO/0449 Sweet Charity St Johns Road Slimbridge Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 7BJ. Stroud has handled 1,025 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Stroud's typical decision time. The site is in 17 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Berkeley Vale Ward. We hold 1,577 applications in total for the GL2 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Stroud District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed height and lateral reduction works would significantly reduce the size of these trees, in turn reducing the positive visual contribution these trees provide presently and therefore is contrary to Policy ES8 of the Stroud District Local Plan 2015.
  2. The works would result in substantial large wounds which could be readily colonised by decay inducing fungi and other pathogens to detriment of tree health, leading to a lower life expectancy for the trees and therefore is contrary to Policy ES8 of the Stroud District Local Plan 2015.
  3. The justification for the proposal is due to crown interaction and competition for light, this is a normal physiological condition and does not constitute a sound arboricultural reason for extensive pruning such as the one proposed. No evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that there is harm caused by this interaction or suppression.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GL2 7BJ
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Slimbridge Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2026
Consultation expiry
24 April 2026
Consultation end
24 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Severn Way Tree Care Bethany Longaston Lane Slimbridge Gloucester GL2 7BN

Planning decision

Case officer
Francesca Ind

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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: Stroud

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