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TPO/0410 The Observatory 50 Thrupp Lane Thrupp Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 2ER

S.26/1316/TPOTree Preservation OrderRefused

Refused on 17 September 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1. Sweet chestnut - 2 metre reduction and remove deadwood. T2. Irish yew- reduce height by 2 metres. T3. Holly - fell.

Received
29 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 4 November 2026
Ward
Thrupp Ward
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated3 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Sep

Decided in 45 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at TPO/0410 The Observatory 50 Thrupp Lane Thrupp Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 2ER. Stroud has handled 1,025 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Thrupp Ward. We hold 580 applications in total for the GL5 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 sweet chestnut has been incorrectly identified. The tree is a horse chestnut tree. Regardless of mis- identification, the tree is prominent in the vicinity providing significant public amenity. A 30% reduction (or any substantial reduction) in response to a branch loss is excessive, will be detrimental to tree health and the amenity value the tree. No substantive evidence or assessment of tree condition has been submitted to justify the proposed works.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GL5 2ER
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Brimscombe And Thrupp Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 August 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Charlie Morris

Additional information

Documents
4

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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