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55 Battenhall Road Worcester WR5 2BP

26/01018/TPOATree preservation order application (works to)Awaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

1 - Eucalyptus - Shorten branches extending over lawn area to allow in additional light. 2 - Apple - Remove new growth and shape overall. 3 - Holly - Reduce in height to approximately 4.5 metres above ground level. 4 - Damson - Remove dead branch extending over car, back to main trunk. 5 - Hornbeam - Raise to approximately 4 metres above drive. 6 - Hornbeam - Selectively prune branches back to main trunk. 7 - Ash (showing signs of dieback within canopy) - preserve tree as much as possible, shorten several boughs extending over lawn area. 8 - Laurel - Reduce in height to approximately 3 metres above ground level and leave to thicken as a screen. 9 - Holly situated alongside drive - Raise to approximately 4.5 metres above ground level. 10 - Conifer with large wound - Fell to ground level 11 - Cedar - Raise to approximately 5 metres above ground level, to facilitate high sided vehicles. Remove dead branch.

Received
4 November 2026
Ward
Battenhall Ward
  1. Received4 Nov
  2. Validated9 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at 55 Battenhall Road Worcester WR5 2BP. Worcester has handled 22 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Battenhall Villas conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Battenhall Ward. We hold 515 applications in total for the WR5 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
WR5 2BP
Application type
Tree preservation order application (works to)
Parish
Worcester City

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
The Park Wyre Hill Wyre Piddle Pershore WR10 2HT

Planning decision

Case officer
Alvan Kingston

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Battenhall Villas
  • 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, 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: Worcester

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