35 Sally Hill Portishead BS20 7BH

Registered 26/P/0518/TPO
Council
Date received
9 Mar 2026
Date validated
6 Apr 2026
Postcode
BS20 7BH

Description

T1, Large mature lime Tag no 5338. Tree has a lot of deadwood material in the crown and regularly sheds small limbs especially during high winds. It's lower branches are encroaching a street light on leigh view road and putting excessive weight on a phone cable. Like most lime trees it is heavily infested with aphids in the summer months which causes the garden beneath to be coated in sticky sap. Mrs Breen has accepted this beneath the tree but over the last few years a number of limbs have grown out and now overhang part of the lower garden, with a patio and eating area. To resolve all of the above issues I would like to apply for the following works to the tree Crown lift to approximately 30ft (including prunning back limbs from both the phone cable and the street lamp. ?Crown thin of 15% removing all epicormic from main trunk and taking out all major deadwood. ?light crown side pruning to bring 6 to 8 extended limbs back into the main canopy shape (reducing each limb by 8 to 12ft respectively, to the nearest live point).

North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#127 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Somerset ranks #126 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Somerset decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #152 of 292
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #174 of 292
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #126 of 292
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #108 of 292
71%
Minor dwellings approved
123 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
46 decided
1,148
Total decisions
138 refused in 2025