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26/14200/VC - Works to Trees in Conservation Areas Pending decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Norway maple (Acer platanoides) - Reduce section of crown encroaching on the building, providing 2-3m clearance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from Bristol's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 10

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
City and Queen Square 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Bristol AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
27 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Quay Wall and Bollards to Narrow Quay, Grade II, about 34 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II*, 18 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 27 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Local nature reserve about 448 m away: Avon New Cut; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bristol built-up area; Flood defence about 40 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood).
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 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 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
BS1 4QF
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Central
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Roots Company

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Bristol usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 24.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15260075
Planning Portal ref
PP-15260075
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Withdrawn
Norway Maple: Fell. BCC tree, noticifation to be withdrawn.
18/00236/VC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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