17 Lower Drive Besford Worcester WR8 9AH
Proposal
T1- Silver Birch tree - Prune by crown reducing canopy by 1-2m, ensuring natural shape remains Existing height is 9m (from ground level to tips upper tips of canopy), New height to be 7m, Existing canopy spread is 4.5m x 5.5m, New canopy spread to be 3.5m x 4.5m Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information.
- Received
- 16 October 2026
- Council
- Wychavon District Council
- Ward
- Eckington Ward
- ReceivedReceived16 Oct
- ValidatedValidated16 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application at 17 Lower Drive Besford Worcester WR8 9AH. Wychavon has handled 34 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications 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 9AH
- Application type
- Tree preservation order application (works to)
- Parish
- Besford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- 39 Priest Lane Pershore Worcestershire WR10 1DJ
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Gerry Oxford
Site constraints
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.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20207 Oct
Rowan Tree - Fell and replace Reason - Possible encroachment of roots onto footings of property
ApprovedTrees20/02181/TPOA - 201830 Oct
T1 Silver Birch tree (located in rear garden)- 20-25% crown reduction. Canopy becoming too large for the…
ApprovedTrees18/02263/TPOA - 201118 Apr
Demolition of single storey rear extension and erection of new single storey extension
ApprovedHouseholderW/11/00894/PP
Source: Wychavon
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