Ohio village board to rule on Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce tree plan

A small Ohio village board meets Tuesday, Nov. 10, to review a revised landscaping plan for the lakefront property owned by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, a month after it sent the couple’s first plan back over the height of the trees, Cleveland station WOIO reported.

The Architectural Review Board in Bratenahl, a village of about 1,400 on Lake Erie next to Cleveland, delayed a rear-yard tree plan at its Oct. 6 meeting. The village solicitor, Dave Matty, said the setback line applies to anything behind the home, and a board member said privacy screening can be achieved with plants under 10 feet tall. The front setback has already been approved, the solicitor said, and the board approved a taller replacement fence in early September.

Tiny Construction LLC, which presented the plan, said there had been confusion over the tree rules and that it would adjust the plan to follow the 10-foot limit, according to WOIO. Board members said they hoped to have a final plan in place at Tuesday’s meeting.

Neighbours told the board the process had been difficult, citing lost views of the lake, late notice of the changes and a century-old sewer line. Katherine Bolton told the October meeting she shares a 115-year-old sewer line with the property and fears new trees could damage it. “I’m asking for your help in a neighborly way to try to come up with a solution,” she said. Chuck Bauernschmidt, who said he has lived in Bratenahl for 47 years, objected to trees being cut down.

Swift and Kelce have not spoken publicly about the plans. Celebrity outlets have reported they sent representatives rather than attending the board meetings.

Source: WOIO Cleveland 19 reports of Oct. 1 and Oct. 7, 2026. We will update this story with the board’s decision.