Planning Application

What this application is

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

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: TG1 - Remove 2x Silver Birch Trees. The application was received by Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough Council on 01 December 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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