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26/11628/VC - Works to Trees in Conservation Areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1, T2 - Oak x 2 - Prune northern side of canopy by 1-2m. T3 - Chestnut - Prune northern side of canopy by 1-2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
12 May 2026

Approved on 12 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TPO NOT REQUIRED Decision · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG TREE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Bower Ashton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
National infrastructure project about 215 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1
The site is about 215 m from the project boundary. Railway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Registered park or garden about 11 m away: Ashton Court
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 376 m away: Ashton Court SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bristol built-up area; Air quality management area about 50 m away: Bristol AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Bristol
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
BS3 2JL
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Bedminster
Parish
Greater Bedminster Community Partnership
Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
Preservation Order NOT REQUIRED
Decision date
12 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
CPS Grounds Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, about the council's usual 24 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
758decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14863994
Planning Portal ref
PP-14863994
Statutory expiry
28 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

20 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
5 Day Notice: T056 - Lime (Dangerous) - Fell.
25/14861/VD
2025 Approved
T011 - Horse chestnut - Fell to 5m monolith.
25/10061/VC
2022 Approved
T023 - Ash - Fell to ground level due to ADB, T024 - Ash - Fell to ground level due to AD…
22/05184/VC
2022 Approved
T1 - multi stemmed goat willow - polllard tree to 6m (remove 6m height), remove twin stem…
22/03262/VC
2022 Approved
T1 - small sycamore - Fell. T2 - Goat willow - reduce crown by 4m in height. T3 - Alder…
22/02898/VC
2022 Approved
T032 - Redwood - Remove all major deadwood, remove major rubbing branches
22/02599/VC
2022 Approved
Horse Chestnut (ref. 1145) - remove cracked limb; 3 no. Ash trees (T004 to T006) - fell…
22/00315/VC
2020 Approved
Replacement of 3no. windows on the rear elevation of the building.
20/04917/F
2020 Approved
London Plane - Fell due to storm damage. 5 Day notice.
20/03884/VD
2019 Approved
Willow - Remove 5 Day notice.
19/03797/VD
2019 Approved
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Development . - Change of use of caretakers hou…
19/02205/CP
2018 Approved
Proposed replacement of lead flashing and gullies, on butterfly roofs with zinc.
18/06342/LA
2018 Approved
Remove epicormic growth from base to 2m on all Limes adjacent to boundary wall - Please s…
18/02824/VC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
24 Blackmoors Lane Bristol BS3 2JJ
Demolition of existing garage to construct double storey side extension and single storey…
24/02576/H
2023 Approved
8 Rownham Close Bristol BS3 2JN
Proposed new front porch extension and garage conversion.
23/03383/H
2023 Approved
Ashton Gatehouse Blackmoors Lane Bristol BS3 2JJ
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a Listed Building - Dama…
23/01655/CPLB
2020 Approved
9 Rownham Close Bristol BS3 2JN
T1 Weeping Willow - Dead.
20/00357/VD
2019 Approved
26 Blackmoors Lane Bristol BS3 2JJ
Cherry tree (T3) Remove dead - front of property - due to no amenity value, and replace w…
19/01453/VC
2017 Approved
4 Rownham Close Bristol BS3 2JN
Eucalyptus (T1) Fell Eucalyptus (T2) Fell Fig (T3) Fell Magnolia (T4) Fell
17/02025/VC
2017 Approved
9 Rownham Close Bristol BS3 2JN
T1 - Weeping Willow - pollard to previous pollard points
17/00590/VC
Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Bristol ranks #112 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bristol decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #190 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #149 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #112 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #118 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
374 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
30 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
150 decided
2,098
Total decisions
293 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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