Planning Application

What this application is

This is a Section 211 notice for removal to a beech 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: Beech A to raise canopy to approx. 2.5 metres; reduce & reshape by approx. 2 metres; Beech B to raise canopy to approx. 2.5 metres; reduce in height by approx. 1.25-1.5 metres & reduce canopy spread by approx.2-2.25 met…. The application was received by Bromsgrove and Redditch on 08 July 2026 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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