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26/12787/VC - Works to Trees in Conservation Areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Bird Cherry - Prune back from building to 1-2m clearance. T2,T3,T4,T5,T7,T8,T9,T10,T14 - Field Maple - Reduce crown on NW side by approx 1.5m, height by up to 2m, rebalance crown. T6 - Larch - Fell. T11,T13 - Field Maple - Reduce crown on NW side by approx 1.5m, prune back from building to 1.5m clearance, height by up to 2m, rebalance crown. T12 - Silver Birch - Reduce crown N side by up to 3m. T15 - Monterey Pine - Crown lift over property line to 7m. T16 - English Oak - Prune back NW side by up to 2m, balance crown, crown lift to 5m. T17,T20 - Honey Locust - Prune back branches over building by up to 2m. T18 - Honey Locust - Prune back from building to 1m clearance. T19 - Honey Locust - Prune back branches over building by up to 2m, reduce height by 2m, balance crown. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TPO NOT REQUIRED Decision · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF TREE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG TREE PHOTO - T6 Supporting document · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

The Downs 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.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project about 1499 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1; Inside the Bristol built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 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
BS9 1AR
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Stoke Bishop
Parish
Henleaze, Stoke Bishop, Westbury On Trym
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Preservation Order NOT REQUIRED
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, about the council's usual 25 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
890decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Jul 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15055993
Planning Portal ref
PP-15055993
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 2026

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
T1 & T2 - Hornbeam x 2 - Crown lift to 4m height by the removal of secondary branches and…
24/02725/VC
2023 Approved
English Oak (T1) - reduce the height of the crown by 1-2m and reshape to retain good form.
23/00215/VC
2021 Approved
T1 Ash - Fell T2 & T3 Ash - Reduce crown to 6m stem and manage as pollards
21/06292/VC
2021 Approved
T1 - Field Maple - Reduce crown by 0.5-1m, thin crown by 20-25%. T2 - Field Maple - Reduc…
21/06294/VC
2019 Approved
Field Maple (T1)(tag H-188) - Reduce crown by 1-1.5m Pines (T2)(tag H-184), (T3)(tag H-18…
19/06210/VP
2019 Approved
Hornbeams (T1)(H-227) & (T2)(H-276)- Crown thin by 20-25% . Lime (T3)(H-254) - Crown thin…
19/05414/VP
2017 Approved
Field Maples (T1) & (T2) - reduce lateral crown growth back to property line and reduce h…
17/01831/VP
2017 Approved
Blue Cedar- fell
17/01026/VC
2016 Approved
Common Beech (T1)(H-131): thin crown by 20-25%; Common Holly (T2)(H-126): crown clean to…
16/03014/VC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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Erection of a single storey rear and part side wrap around extension.
24/02411/H
2023 Refused
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23/04576/H
2023 Approved
University Hall University Close Stoke Bishop Bristol BS9 1AR
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2022 Approved
32 Shaplands Bristol BS9 1AY
Birch - Reduce height and spread by 2.5-3m down to old points. Cherry - Reduce height by…
22/04730/VC
2021 Approved
11 Shaplands Bristol BS9 1AY
Amanogawa Cherry- Reduce height by 2 m and reduce its width by 2 m
21/02854/VC
2020 Approved
11 Shaplands Bristol BS9 1AY
Whitebeams (T1 and T2) - Reduce heights by about 2 metres and prune lateral growth by abo…
20/04956/VC
2020 Approved
31 Shaplands Bristol BS9 1AY
T1 Silver Birch - reduce crown height by 3 meters and radial spread by 1.5 M
20/01731/VC
2019 Approved
32 Shaplands Bristol BS9 1AY
Silver Birch Tree - To be reduced by approximately 1-1.5m in crown height and spread.
19/05519/VC
2017 Approved
11 Shaplands Bristol BS9 1AY
Fell a Cherry tree.
17/05097/VC
2017 Approved
33 Shaplands Bristol BS9 1AY
Leyland Cypress & Yew (T1-T4) Reduce to 0.5m above garden wall.
17/01291/VC
2016 Withdrawn
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16/05251/VC
2016 Approved
30 Shaplands Bristol BS9 1AY
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16/04926/VC
2016 Approved
29 Shaplands Bristol BS9 1AY
T1 Lime - Fell
16/04197/VC
2016 Approved
Flats 1 - 58 University Close Bristol
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16/01732/F
2016 Approved
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Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
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