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23 Lower Drive Besford WR8 9AH

W/26/01691/TPOATree preservation order application (works to)Approved

Approved on 3 August 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Item 1: Purple Leaf Cherry Plum Tree - Carefully fell and dismantle tree - Stump to remain at ground level - Replant with a smaller, more site suitable, broadleaf tree specimen. Undertake any tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information.

Received
22 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Eckington Ward
  1. Received22 Jul
  2. Validated22 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Aug

Decided in 12 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 23 Lower Drive Besford WR8 9AH. Wychavon has handled 616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 12 days, 6 weeks quicker than Wychavon's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Eckington Ward. We hold 633 applications in total for the WR8 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Wychavon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WR8 9AH
Application type
Tree preservation order application (works to)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Besford

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
39 Priest Lane Pershore Worcestershire WR10 1DJ

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (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: Wychavon

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