73 Beach Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4BQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/1056/TRCA - Works to trees - Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 willow - prune back to boundary laterals over hanging neighbours property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 May 2026
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Validated
20 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TREE OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 20 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Weston-super-Mare conservation area
Also Beach Lawns. 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.
Article 4 direction
Great Weston Conservation Area, Weston-super-Mare. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Special area of conservation 136 m away: Severn Estuary (England)
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 137 m away: Spring Cove Cliffs 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.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Weston-super-Mare built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 4

Last sold for £780,000 in May 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

8 May 2024£780,000
24 June 2011£425,000
28 April 2000£186,500
30 April 1998£143,500

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

Building

Floor area208 m² (2,239 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2017, 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 trees - Conservation Area
Postcode
BS23 4BQ
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Weston-super-Mare Central
Parish
Weston-super-Mare
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
No objection (tree/hed) unconditional
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
ward tree surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 7 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

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 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

2020 Approved
T1 - Willow - Crown reduce to previous points approx 3.5m
20/P/1415/TRCA
2019 Approved
T1 - Sycamore - Reduce by 1.5m
19/P/3062/TRCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Victoria Lodge Quantock Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4DT
T1 leylandii- fell, T2 bay -reduce by up to 1m, T3 bay -reduce by up to 1m
24/P/2192/TRCA
2023 Approved
73 Beach Road Weston-super-Mare North Somerset BS23 4BQ
T1 - Corkscrew willow - Reduce to previous points, lateral limb growing over neighbours r…
23/P/2424/TRCA
2023 Approved
8A Quantock Road Weston-super-Mare North Somerset BS23 4DT
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey rear exten…
23/P/0111/LDP
2022 Withdrawn
16 Quantock Road Weston-super-Mare North Somerset BS23 4DT
Proposed partial removal of the existing front wall and associated drop kerb to create 2…
22/P/1335/FUH
2021 Approved
Royal Court Royal Sands Weston-super-Mare BS23 4NJ
T1 & T2 - Ash & Alder - Crown lift to 3m, reduce lateral spread over road by 1m
21/P/1052/TRCA
2018 Approved
Royal Court Royal Sands Weston-super-mare North Somerset BS23 4NJ
T1 & T2 Ash & Alder - crown lift to 3m and reduce lateral spread of the Ash over the high…
18/P/2662/TRCA
2017 Approved
Plumley Court Clarence Road South Weston-Super-Mare BS23 4BU
Proposed siting of a single storey mobility scooter store within the grounds of Plumley C…
17/P/0568/F
2016 Approved
74 Beach Road Weston-Super-Mare BS23 4BQ
Demolition of part of boundary wall to form new vehicular access and parking area
16/P/0957/F
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
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.