John Cabot Academy Woodside Road Kingswood South Gloucestershire BS15 8BD Data via plota.co.uk

P26/01743/TRE - Works to Trees Approved

Proposal

Works to fell 4no Silver Birch Trees, 1no Apple Tree and 1no Willow Tree. Works to 3no Lombardy Poplar Trees to Reduce to previous points. Works to 1no Lime sp Tree - Remove basal suckers and epicormic growth to 5m All covered by Tree Preservation Order KTPO dated 20th February 1989. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Consultation
14 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Fully Delegated · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: about 9 m from the postcode pin (reference 364173-076).
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Kingswood and Fishponds 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, 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

Application type
Works to Trees
Postcode
BS15 8BD
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Kingswood
Parish
Kingswood Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
CPS Grounds Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 8 days slower than South Gloucestershire's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
203decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by South Gloucestershire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Gloucestershire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15130876
Planning Portal ref
PP-15130876
Comments by
5 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Gloucestershire
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#239 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Gloucestershire ranks #178 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. South Gloucestershire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Gloucestershire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #210 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #263 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #178 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #195 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
105 decided
1,585
Total decisions
245 refused in the year to March 2026