Court House 36 Church Road Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6LJ Data via plota.co.uk

P26/01668/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Refused

Proposal

Works to fell 4.no Douglas Fir Trees. Trees situated within the Bitton Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Jul 2026
Refused
8 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Sept 2026 · Fully Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Bitton Conservation Area 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Bitton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
BS30 6LJ
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Bitton And Oldland Common
Parish
Bitton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Objection
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Pinnacle Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Refused, as 5% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
133decided 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

2comments received
2 objecting

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15110341
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Gloucestershire
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#239 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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