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25/12913/VC - Works to Trees in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

T1 - Purple Plum - Reduce height by 2m and trim face by 0.5m. T2 - Magnolia - Reduce by 2.5m in height and 1m in radial spread. T3 - Cherry - Canopy lift to 2.5m and reduce height and radial spread by 1m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2025
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Approved
22 Jul 2025

Approved on 22 Jul 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Nov 2026

Site constraints 5

Cotham and Redland 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Redland Ward (1999 ward boundary) · Cotham and Redland. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bristol built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 November 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 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 £845,000 in August 2007. Semi-detached house, freehold.

31 August 2007£845,000
25 July 2003£575,000

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

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Important details

Council
Bristol
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
BS6 7BB
Received
2 Jul 2025
Validated
2 Jul 2025
Ward
Redland
Parish
Bishopston, Cotham And Redland
Target decision
13 Aug 2025
Decision
Preservation Order NOT REQUIRED
Decision date
22 Jul 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Wildwood Treecare Bristol Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, 5 days faster than Bristol's median of 25 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
890decided 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 9 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14145505
Planning Portal ref
PP-14145505
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 2025
Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.