Tree pruning and removal work proposed at Queens Road property in historic Cheltenham

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Summary

The owner of 47 Queens Road has applied to carry out work on six trees in the grounds. This includes reducing the weight on overhanging branches of a box group, removing growth from the base of a hornbeam, pollarding two apple trees, and cutting back a viburnum and removing branches from a cotoneaster on the front drive. The property sits in the Central conservation area, a protected historic part of Cheltenham. The nearest properties with a direct view of the site are a few doors away to the south-east and west. Dean Close Preparatory School is a few minutes' walk away. Tree works in a protected historic area need council approval. The council will check whether the proposed work is appropriate and whether a tree specialist's assessment supports it.

What you can do

You can comment on this application through Cheltenham Borough Council's planning website. The council can consider whether the tree work is appropriate for the protected historic area. Quote reference 26/00459/CACN when you get in touch.