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26/P/1498/TRCA - Works to trees - Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 -Mixed species group T2 - Ash T3 - Ash T4 - Ash T5 - Ash T1- Hazel (common)- Remove The tree works are proposed to stop the influence of the tree(s) on the soil below building foundation level and provide long term stability. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Validated
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TREE OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Backwell West Town 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 ↗
Public restricted byway 28 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Firgrove House, Grade II, 61 m away · 3 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Green belt 8 m away: Bath and Bristol; Inside the Backwell built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £422,000 in October 2010. Semi-detached house, freehold.

11 October 2010£422,000
6 November 1998£170,000

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

Building

Floor area143 m² (1,539 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach D
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltPre-1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2009, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Other new applications on this street

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21 Jul 2026Approved

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Important details

Council
North Somerset
Application type
Works to trees - Conservation Area
Postcode
BS48 3BE
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Backwell
Parish
Backwell
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
No objection (tree/hed) unconditional
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, 9 days slower 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 objecting

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
31 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
9 The Green Backwell BS48 3BG
Proposed erection of a conservatory and link extension to the South Elevation.
25/P/2419/FUH
2024 Approved
94 West Town Road Backwell BS48 3BE
T1 - Holly, fell to ground level.
24/P/1325/TRCA
2023 Approved
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T5 - Beech - Crown lift to a maximum height of 4.5m removing sublateral growth only with…
23/P/2089/TRCA
2023 Approved
96 West Town Road Backwell North Somerset BS48 3BE
T1 - Ash, trim back lateral branches overhanging neighbours garden towards east by 2.5 me…
23/P/2500/TRCA
2022 Approved
Manor Farm 84 West Town Road Backwell BS48 3BE
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey side extensi…
22/P/2535/FUH
2021 Approved
84 West Town Road Backwell North Somerset BS48 3BE
T1 - Ash - Monolith to 3.5m due Stage 3 Ash Dieback.
21/P/3043/TPO
2021 Approved
4 The Green Backwell North Somerset BS48 3BG
G1 - Leylandii x 7 - Crown reduction by up to 4.5m
21/P/3250/TRCA
2021 Approved
92 West Town Road Backwell North Somerset BS48 3BE
T1 - Yew - Crown reduction back to boundary and above street light head due to interferen…
21/P/3022/TRCA
2020 Approved
96 West Town Road Backwell Bristol BS48 3BE
T1 - Cherry - Crown reduce to previous points, approx 3m. T2 - Beech - Crown reduce by 2…
20/P/2182/TRCA
2020 Approved
92 West Town Road Backwell Bristol BS48 3BE
Proposed conversion of the existing outbuilding to the North of the existing dwelling, in…
20/P/1524/FUH
2020 Approved
92 West Town Road Backwell Bristol BS48 3BE
Proposed conversion of the existing outbuilding to the North of the existing dwelling, in…
20/P/1525/LBC
2020 Approved
84 West Town Road Backwell Bristol BS48 3BE
T1 - T4 - Leylandii - Fell
20/P/0697/TRCA
2020
Manor Farm 84 West Town Road Backwell Bristol BS48 3BE
T1 - T4 - Leylandii - Fell
20/P/0703/TRCA
2018 Approved
92 West Town Road Backwell BS48 3BE
Replacement of 3no. windows to rear elevation, 2no. windows to east elevation and 2no. wi…
18/P/3888/LBC
2018 Approved
86 West Town Road Backwell BS48 3BE
Variation of condition No.2 on application 17/P/0430/F (Erection of 5 new dwellings. Part…
18/P/2997/FUL
2017 Approved
86 West Town Road Backwell BS48 3BE
Erection of 5 new dwellings. Partial demolition and conversion of existing buildings to p…
17/P/0430/F
2016 Withdrawn
4 The Green Backwell BS48 3BG
Change of use of existing integral double garage to become new kitchen dinerChange curren…
TEMP/16/0075
2016 Approved
Manor Farm West Town Road Backwell BS48 3BE
Demolition of side conservatory, rear lean to extensions and miscellaneous walls. Erectio…
16/P/0145/F
2016 Approved
96 West Town Road Backwell Somerset BS48 3BE
T1 - Beech - Reduce crown back to old points and balance crown; T2 - Horse Chestnut - Red…
16/P/0229/WT
2016 Approved
96 West Town Road Backwell Somerset BS48 3BE
T1 - Maple - Fell.
16/P/0226/WT
2022 Approved
86 West Town Road Backwell North Somerset BS48 3BE
Partial Discharge of Condition No.17 (Renewable Energy) on application 17/P/0430/F for Pl…
22/P/0719/AOC
2021 Approved
86 West Town Road Backwell North Somerset BS48 3BE
Partial Discharge of Condition No.17 (Renewable Energy) for plots 3,4 and 5 on applicatio…
21/P/3006/AOC
2021 Approved
86 West Town Road Backwell North Somerset BS48 3BE
Discharge of Condition No.11 (Renewable Energy) on application 19/P/1190/MMA
21/P/3005/AOC
2020 Approved
86 West Town Road Backwell Bristol BS48 3BE
Request to discharge conditions 4, 5 and 6 from planning approval 19/P/1190/MMA.
20/P/1151/RDC
2019 Approved
Land At The Green/ West Town Road Backwell BS48 3BG
Application to vary condition 2 attached to planning permission Ref No 16/P/0136/F (Appli…
19/P/1190/MMA
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
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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.