Application Number M/25/01357/TPOA
Status Application Refused

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  • Application
    Valid
    29/08/2025
  • Consultation
    End
    N/A
  • Committee
    Meeting
    N/A
  • Decision

    Refusal
  • Decision
    Date
    13/10/2025
  • Appeal
    Started
    N/A
  • Appeal
    Decision
    N/A
Summary
Application Number M/25/01357/TPOA
Location Address Properties The Vicarage 2 North Malvern Road And Holy Trinity Church Worcester Road Malvern
Proposal Undertake tree works as detailed in application form and in any accompanying information (lime trees reference numbers T8 and T25 in submitted tree survey)
Status Refusal
Application Type Tree Preservation Order Application (works to)
Appeal Decision N/A

Important Dates
Application Received Date 29/08/2025
Application Valid Date 29/08/2025
Consultation Start Date
Site Visited / Site Notice Date
Consultation End
Advert Expiry
Committee Date (if applicable)
Committee Agenda
Decision Date 13/10/2025

Further Information
Expected Decision Level Delegated
Case Officer Chris Lewis-Farley
Parish Malvern CP
Ward West Ward
Applicant Jaine Simm, The Worcester Diocesan Board of Finance
Agent Worcester Diocese Simm Clergy Housing Officer, Worcester Diocesan Board of Finance
Agent Address 16 Lowesmoor Wharf Worcester WR12AR

Condition Details / Information Notes
Although there is some very minor damage to the Malvern stone retaining wall in the vicinity of T8, no conclusive links have been drawn between tree and damage. The wall does not appear to have been maintained in recent times (wall now covered in ivy), and previous repairs appear to have been undertaken with inflexible cement mortar whereas the more flexible lime based mortar should have been used. The tree works for T8, as specified in the arboricultural report, are not considered to have been sufficiently justified. The tree is a large and locally prominent specimen. The proposed works would be considered to the detriment of its appearance.
There is no significant damage or distortion evident in the Malvern stone retaining wall. The tree (referenced as T25 in tree survey) is, at its closest point, approximately 2 metre away from the retaining wall. The base of the tree is approximately 1 metre above top of wall height. The only damage evident is approximately 3 metres away from the base of the tree. Structural damage to pavements, walls and other light structures usually occurs within a 3 metre radius of the base of a tree. Therefore, the most significant area of damage to the wall is unlikely to attributable to the presence of the tree. There is no obvious distortion of the wall from the vertical. The tree has a heavy covering of ivy. It is noted that this has been present at least since the submission of a previous application for tree works (20/01006/TPOA). The tree’s ivy cladding will add weight to the tree and increase its sail area, particularly during the autumn winter months when winds are generally expected to be of higher velocity. Stripping the ivy from the canopy of the tree (not just severing it at its base) will reduce the tree’s sail area. No other works are, at present, considered necessary. The proposed works have not been sufficiently justified. The tree is a large and locally prominent specimen. The proposed works would be considered to the detriment of its appearance.
Unnecessary tree works should be avoided because of the potential risks tree works in general pose to the health and well being of trees. Unnecessary tree works should be avoided to: prevent xylem dysfunction – increased hydraulic stress; to minimise the waste of carbon allocated for defence – increased competition for carbon for regrowth and reproduction; to avoid reducing available leaf area – reduced carbon and other products for photosynthesis; to avoid reducing leaf/stem biomass – reduced nutrients available for resorption and recycling; to avoid physiological stress – increased pathogen and pest vulnerability; to reduce exposure of heartwood/sapwood – increased likelihood of pathogen colonisation

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 Document Type Date Description File Size Drawing/Rev Number
Application Documents
01. Application Form 29/08/2025 Applicationformredacted (260kb) -
02. Supporting Information 01/09/2025 Tree Survey , redacted (8562kb) -
Application Plans
04a. Block Plan 29/08/2025 Tree Plan 25.08.2025 (132kb) Y133 -
Decision
12. Decision Notice 13/10/2025 Decision Notice (150kb) -

Consultation Responses

Neighbour List


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Consultee List


No associated consultees

Constraints List


Constraints List
Conservation Area 25m buffer: Trinity Conservation Area
TPO REF: TPO/M/559 (2015). ADDRESS: The Vicarage 2 North Malvern Road Malvern WR14 4LR
Conservation Area 0 buffer: Trinity Conservation Area
SWDP 6: Conservation Area
SWDP 2: Development Boundary
SWDP 38: Green Space
SWDP 5: Urban - Unsurveyed
Neighbourhood Plan: NPA Boundaries
TPO REF: TPO/M/074 (1981). ADDRESS: Holy Trinity Church Worcester RoadMalvernWorcestershire
No associated appeals