Planning Application

What this application is

This is a Section 211 notice for tree work in a conservation area in Bromsgrove and Redditch. The council has six weeks to consider whether the tree warrants a full Tree Preservation Order.

Trees in a conservation area with a trunk diameter over 75mm are automatically protected. A Section 211 notice gives the council six weeks to decide whether to make a Tree Preservation Order before work can proceed.

The applicant's own description is: There is a large tree at the top of our garden where a number of branches are now over our neighbours house . Some of the branches look diseased and we are worried if they break it will damage our neighbours roof. We wo…. The application was received by Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough Council on 31 October 2025 and is currently marked pending consideration on the council register — see what that status means.

If you want to respond

You can submit an objection asking the council to make a TPO if you feel the tree contributes meaningfully to the character of the conservation area.

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