Ardmore Vicarage Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PH Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/0927/TRCA - Works to trees - Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Spindle (T23) Fell small tree in terminal decline. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
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Validated
5 May 2026
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Approved
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TREE OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 1 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 14

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 ↗
Leighwoods 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.
Tree preservation order: Leigh Woods
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.
Special area of conservation 41 m away: Avon Gorge Woodlands
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
National infrastructure project 325 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1
The site is 325 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 ↗
SSSI 41 m away: Avon Gorge SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Registered park or garden 34 m away: Bristol University Botanic Gardens and Rayne Thatch
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 186 m away: Stokeleigh Camp: a promontory fort in Leigh Woods; 1 listed building within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Leigh Woods built-up area; Priority habitat 41 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
North Somerset
Application type
Works to trees - Conservation Area
Postcode
BS8 3PH
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Long Ashton
Parish
Long Ashton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jun 2026
Decision
No objection (tree/hed) unconditional
Decision date
16 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gordano Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 8 days faster than North Somerset's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
343decided 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.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Replacement curtain walling and associated external steps and balustrades to north elevat…
24/P/2619/FUL
2023 Approved
Proposed demolition of existing steel balustrading on the terrace of apartment 8 (Block A…
23/P/0935/FUL
2016 Decided
T1 - Cotoneaster - Prune back branches to give 2 - 3 m clearance from the building; T2…
16/P/0540/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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Holm Oak - Reduce branch by 2m from next doors balcony. Yew - Remove 3 low branches from…
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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
Lake House Vicarage Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PH
Leyland Cypress X10 - remove down to ground level
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2023 Refused
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
Lake House Vicarage Road Leigh Woods North Somerset BS8 3PH
Ash - remove. Oak - Reduce back from building by 2m. Sycamores and Yews - Cut back to wal…
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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T1 Holm Oak - Remove 7x low limbs growing into lake. Crown lift to 4m to clear wall.
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2022 Withdrawn
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2022 Approved
Parkwood Vicarage Road Leigh Woods North Somerset BS8 3PH
T1 - Yew - Balanced crown reduction by approx 2.5m - due proximity to house. T2 - Yew - B…
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2022 Approved
Ardmore Vicarage Road Leigh Woods North Somerset BS8 3PH
T1 - Beech - Crown lift over garage to clear by 2m. Remove major deadwood and squirrel da…
22/P/0541/TPO
2022 Approved
Ardmore Vicarage Road Leigh Woods North Somerset BS8 3PH
T14 - Cherry Laurel - Coppice to ground level. T16 - Hawthorn - Fell. T24 - Goat Willow…
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2021 Approved
Lake House Vicarage Road Leigh Woods North Somerset BS8 3PH
T1 - Leyland Cypress - Fell. G1 - Leyland Cypress hedge - Reduce height by 3m to previous…
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2020 Approved
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T1 - Birch - Fell and replace. T2 - Labumum - Remove large stem over neighbours parking a…
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2020 Approved
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T1 - Oak - Crown thin by 10%. T2 & T3 - Beech - Crown thin by 15%. T4 - Ash - Reduce crow…
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2020 Approved
The Old Vicarage Vicarage Road Leigh Woods Bristol BS8 3PH
T1 - Holly - Fell
20/P/1026/TRCA
2020 Approved
Lake House Vicarage Road Leigh Woods Bristol BS8 3PH
G1 - Beech Hedge - Reduce on garden side by 4m. T1 - Hawthron - Remove hawthorn under oak.
20/P/0534/TRCA
2020 Approved
Woodlands Cottage Vicarage Road Leigh Woods Bristol BS8 3PH
T1-T4 - Leylandii - Fell
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2018 Refused
The Penthouse 17 Ardmore Vicarage Road Leigh Woods Bristol BS8 3PH
T1 - Sycamore - Fell
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2017 Approved
Lake House Vicarage Road Leigh Woods Bristol North Somerset BS8 3PH
T1 Leyland cypress - fell; T2 Leyland cypress - reduce height by 4m and crown raise low b…
17/P/5451/TPO
2017 Approved
Lake House Vicarage Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PH
T1 oak - cut back small branches to clear next door's roof only by 2m; T2 Leyland cypress…
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2016 Approved
The Old Vicarage Vicarage Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PH
Proposed swimming pool in rear garden
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2016 Approved
Lake House Vicarage Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PH
T1 group of beech - reduce height by 1m; T2 and T4 Leyland cypress group - reduce by 1m…
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North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#83 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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

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