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1a De Montfort Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1DF

W/26/0006/TPTPO TreesRefused

Refused on 24 February 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T18 ? Ash - Crown Reduction ? Reduce the top of the crown by 3.5m, 1.5m to the sides along with reducing the protruding branches by approx., 2 to 2.5m. T19 ? Sycamore - Crown Reduction ? Reduce the top and side of the crown by 3m along with reducing the protruding branches by approx 3.5m to 4m. T20 ? Ash - Crown Reduction ? Reduce the top and side of the crown by 2.5m along with reducing the protruding branches by approx 3.5m to 4m. T21 ? Sycamore - Crown Reduction ? Reduce the top of the crown by 3m, the middle by 3m and the lower section upto 3m.

Received
5 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kenilworth Abbey and Arden
Agent
2c Design Consultants
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.29 Jan
  4. Target2 Mar
  5. Decided24 Feb

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1a De Montfort Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1DF. Warwick has handled 510 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Warwick's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 212 applications across Kenilworth Abbey and Arden. We hold 1,234 applications in total for the CV8 postcode area.

92% of trees applications at Warwick District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The extent of crown reduction requested is considered excessive and would likely have a detrimental impact on the long-term health, structural form, and amenity value of these TPO trees. Allowing such works would therefore be contrary to the purpose and intent of the Tree Preservation Order. Development Manager (Authorised Officer of the Council) NB. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THE NOTES ATTACHED (RIGHTS OF APPEAL, ETC). WARWICK DISTRICT COUNCIL NOTICE OF DECISION W /26/0006 TP YOUR RIGHT OF APPEAL: If you, as the appellant disagree with the decision of the Local Planning Authority, you can

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CV8 1DF
Application type
TPO Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2026
Consultation expiry
29 January 2026
Consultation start
8 January 2026
Consultation end
29 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
29 January 2026
Last date for comments
2 March 2026
Target decision date
2 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
2c Design Consultants
Agent address
7 Edison Building, Electric Wharf, Sandy Lane, Coventry, CV1 4JA

Planning decision

Case officer
Planning Enforcement
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
29 January 2026
Site notice end
29 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14600148
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: KenilworthPart of the site
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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

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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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Source: Warwick

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