Trinity Place Merchants Road Hotwells Bristol BS8 4PZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/14161/VC - Works to Trees in Conservation Areas Pending decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Whitebeam - Reduce branches overhanging towards building by approx 1-2m to provide clearance for scaffolding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2026
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Validated
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Nov 2026, from Bristol's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

IMG TREE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF WORK SPEC Supporting document · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE PHOTO / PRUNING PROFILE Supporting document · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Flats 11-15 Trinity Place, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade II*, 14 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 19 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Clifton 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
Clifton 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 524 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1
The site is about 524 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 ↗
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
Local nature reserve about 361 m away: Avon New Cut; Coalfield, development low risk area; Registered park or garden about 215 m away: Goldney House; Inside the Bristol built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 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
BS8 4PZ
Received
2 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Hotwells & Harbourside
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Bristol usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 24.

Day 452 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 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15268749
Planning Portal ref
PP-15268749
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 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

2023 Approved
BRST207 - Whitebeam - Prune distal and sub-lateral branches by 1.5-2m on northern aspect…
23/03547/VC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Holy Trinity Church Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4ST
T1 & T2 - London Plane x 2 - Re-pollard by up to 7m back to previous pollard points. T4…
25/15131/VC
2025 Approved
Holy Trinity Church Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4ST
T3 - Copper Beech - Reduce the north side of the tree by up to 1.5m back to previous prun…
25/15130/VP
2025 Refused
11 - 15 Trinity Place Merchants Road Bristol BS8 4PZ
The proposal is to enhance the thermal efficiency of the building by replacing the curren…
25/12686/LA
2025 Refused
11 -15 Trinity Place Merchants Road Bristol BS8 4PZ
The proposal is to enhance the thermal efficiency of the building by replacing the curren…
25/12685/F
2025 Approved
8 Christina Terrace Bristol BS8 4QB
T1 - Bay - Fell.
25/13629/VC
2025
259 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4SF
Two storey rear extension, refurbishment, renovation and change of use to part of the gro…
25/13205/F
2025 Approved
3 Sandford Road Bristol BS8 4QG
T1 - Pyrocantha - Fell. T2 - Rowan - Fell. T3 - Cherry - Reduce height by 1-1.5m, reduce…
25/12680/VC
2025 Approved
9 Trinity Place Merchants Road Hotwells Bristol BS8 4PZ
Installation of three roof lights.
25/10099/F
2025 Approved
Rownham Court Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or development - Repl…
25/11310/CP
2025 Approved
Merchants Court Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YF
T1 & T2 - Silver Birch - Reduce crown by approx 2m height and 1m width. T3 - Maple - Redu…
25/10312/VC
2024 Refused
267 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4SF
Change of use from existing office use to residential accommodation in the form of an eig…
24/04659/F
2024 Refused
267 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4SF
Change of use from existing office use to residential accommodation in the form of an eig…
24/04660/LA
2024 Approved
12 Christina Terrace Bristol BS8 4QB
Renovation of an existing property including a ground floor rear extension and a second s…
24/04088/H
2024 Approved
Drinking Fountain Front Of Trinity Place Merchants Road Hotwells Bristol BS8 4PZ
Dismantle cast iron superstructure to foundation, repair and reinstate.
24/02561/LB
2023 Refused
267 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4SF
Change of use from existing office use (Architects office) to residential accommodation…
23/01842/LA
2023 Refused
267 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4SF
Change of use from existing office use (Architects office) to residential accommodation…
23/01841/F
2024 Refused
34 Oldfield Road Bristol BS8 4QQ
Change of use from C3 to C4 (Retrospective).
24/00193/F
2023 Approved
Courtyard Gardens & Street Tree Rownham Mead Bristol BS8 4YD
Courtyard Gardens - 4 x Ash - Reduce to previous points (approx 20%). Street Tree - 1 x P…
23/02438/VC
2023
253 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4SF
Change of use from commercial business (Use Class E) to mixed use including 1 no 3 bed re…
23/01870/F
2022 Approved
253 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4SF
Replacement of shop front structure.
22/01695/F
2016 Withdrawn
265 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4SF
Change of use from ground floor shop (Use Class A1: Shop) and basement store to dwelling…
16/03619/F
2016 Approved
267 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4SF
Change of use of the existing residential flat to business use (Architect's office).
16/02538/F
2016 Approved
267 Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4SF
Change of use of the existing residential flat to business use (Architect's office), with…
16/02539/LA
2016 Approved
2 - 3 Charles Place Bristol BS8 4QW
Change of use from doctors' surgery to form two dwellinghouses with associated parking. A…
16/01618/F
2016 Refused
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Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
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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