4 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/1062/TPO - Works to TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Willow - Re-pollard to previous pollard points Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
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Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TREE OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 20 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Tree preservation order: Raf Locking, Off A371, Locking, Weston-Super-Mare
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Locking built-up area; Priority habitat 44 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £219,500 in July 2013. Semi-detached house, freehold.

26 July 2013£219,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area103 m² (1,109 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (88 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house
Built2011
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.22 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
North Somerset
Application type
Works to TPO
Postcode
BS24 7GX
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Hutton And Locking
Parish
Locking
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wotton Tree Consultancy Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 76 days from validation, 27 days slower than North Somerset's median of 49 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
315decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
T1 - Crack willow - Pollard the tree to a final height of 4m.
25/P/0275/TPO
2024 Refused
T1 - Crack willow - remove.
24/P/2518/TPO
2020 Approved
T1 - Willow - Prune back branches to give 2m clearance between tree and property
20/P/3077/TPO
2020 Refused
T1 - Willow - Reduce height by approx 5m and laterals by 1-2m
20/P/1747/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
8 Parkes Avenue Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GW
T1 - Ash tree - Crown reduction of 4m
25/P/2091/TPO
2025 Approved
3 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
Fell 1 X willow.
25/P/1790/TPO
2022 Approved
3 Hector Close Locking North Somerset BS24 7GX
T1 - Willow - repollard to previous pollard points
22/P/2049/TPO
2022 Approved
4 Hector Close Locking North Somerset BS24 7GX
T1 - Crack Willow - Pollard to 5-6m due to progressive lean from base.
22/P/0114/TPO
2021 Approved
8 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
Proposed erection of a first floor side extension
21/P/0187/FUH
2020 Approved
9 Parkes Avenue Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GW
T1 - Norway Maple - Fell and replace
20/P/2056/TPO
North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#83 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Somerset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #96 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Somerset decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #137 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #134 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #96 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #88 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
135 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,139
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.