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Defford Cum Besford C Of E School Hill View Defford Worcester WR8 9BH

W/26/02426/TPOATree preservation order application (works to)Approved

Approved on 2 November 2026

Council decision: Approval3 conditions

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

Proposal

T1 & T2: Quercus robur (English Oak). Prune 1-2m from tips of existing canopy, back to a growth point or by creating a natural target prune on the parent stem or main trunk where suitable and required. Undertake tree works as detailed on application form and in accompanying information.

Received
15 October 2026
Ward
Eckington Ward
  1. Received15 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Nov

Decided in 18 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Defford Cum Besford C Of E School Hill View Defford Worcester WR8 9BH. Wychavon has handled 34 applications of this type. This one was decided in 18 days, 5 weeks quicker than Wychavon's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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.

100% of tree preservation order application (works to) 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 9BH
Application type
Tree preservation order application (works to)
Parish
Defford

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
39 Priest Lane Pershore Pershore Worcestershire WR10 1DJ

Planning decision

Case officer
Gerry Oxford

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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