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Application
Valid

10/04/2025
Consultation
End

N/A
Committee
Meeting

N/A
Decision

Refusal
Decision
Date

12/05/2025
Appeal
Started

N/A
Appeal
Decision

N/A

Application Valid
10/04/2025

Consultation End
N/A

Committee Meeting
N/A

Decision
Refusal

Decision Date
12/05/2025

Appeal Started
N/A

Appeal Decision
N/A

Summary
Application Number	M/25/00595/TPOA
Location Address	Rowan House Osborne Road Malvern WR14 1JE
Proposal	Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in any accompanying information.
Status	Refusal
Application Type	Tree Preservation Order Application (works to)
Appeal Decision	N/A

Important Dates
Application Received Date	10/04/2025
Application Valid Date	10/04/2025
Consultation Start Date
Site Visited / Site Notice Date
Consultation End
Advert Expiry
Committee Date (if applicable)
Committee Agenda
Decision Date	12/05/2025

Further Information
Expected Decision Level	Delegated
Case Officer	Chris Lewis-Farley
Parish	Malvern CP
Ward	Link Ward
Applicant	Rehan Yunus, NHS
Agent	Mr Paul Owen, Acorn Environment Management Group
Agent Address	2a Eagle Road Redditch B98 9HF

Condition Details / Information Notes

The trees are a prominent feature of Malvern. There are few trees of similar size or stature within the immediate locale. The trees, being prominent in the street scene, visible within both public and private perspectives, including from some distance away, are of high value in terms of public amenity. Their removal would be to the detriment of the street scene, the Malvern treescape, and the Malvern Trinity Conservation Area.

There is no outward distortion of the boundary wall in the vicinity of the pine tree (T9 on the application form). There is however some evidence inward distortion to the west of the tree. This appears to be collapsing inwards, rather than distortion outwards, and is therefore not considered to be attributable to the proximity of the tree. The wall also appears to have not been recently adequately maintained. Some parts of the wall are lacking mortar. This is highlighted in the submitted engineer's report, which states "Structural cracks between sections of dry-stone walling were also observed on site. These cracks generally followed the line of the weaker cementitious material" i.e., the wall has been repaired with a more rigid cement based mortar, rather than a lime based mortar, which provides greater flexibility. The proposed felling of the tree (T9) is therefore not considered to have been justified.

There is a difference in ground level between the grounds of Rowan House, and the neighbouring pavement outside the boundary wall. The ground level within the grounds of Rowan House is higher than that of the pavement outside the wall. The height difference is approximately 1 metre. This height difference is partially made up of accumulated leaf litter i.e. it is not all soil. It is noted that part of the boundary wall in the vicinity of the London plane (T8 on application form) is leaning outwards i.e. towards the street. However, the lean begins at approximately 1 metre above the pavement ground level. The wall below this point is by and large vertical. The tree's root system will, by its nature, all be below ground level. The above ground parts of the tree are not in contact with the wall. If the distortion of the wall were as a result of its proximity to the tree, then it would have been manifest in the part of the wall at or below ground level. It is not. There is therefore no evidence of the wall being affected by the presence of the tree. The proposed removal of the tree is therefore not considered to be justified.

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All Skip to download button.	Document Type	Date	Description	File Size	Drawing/Rev Number
Application Documents
	01. Application Form	10/04/2025	Applicationformredacted	(262kb)	-
	02. Supporting Information	22/04/2025	Cce Structural Report Osbourne Road Wall Survey 04032025 (002)	(10498kb)	-
Application Plans
	04. Site / Location Plan	10/04/2025	Rowan House Tree Location Map 2021	(610kb)	-
Decision
	12. Decision Notice	12/05/2025	Decision Notice	(152kb)	-

Consultation Responses

Neighbour List

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Consultee List

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Constraints List

Conservation Area 0 buffer: Trinity Conservation Area

TPO REF: TPO/M/648 (2019). ADDRESS: Rowan House Osborne Road Malvern WR14 1JE

SWDP 6: Conservation Area

SWDP 2: Development Boundary

SWDP 5: Urban - Unsurveyed

Neighbourhood Plan: NPA Boundaries

Conservation Area 25m buffer: Trinity Conservation Area