Land In Front Of Bristol South End Bristol BS3 5BH Data via plota.co.uk

26/13301/VP - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

G1 - London Plane x 12 - Re-pollard to old pollard points. (TPO 659) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Validated
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Air quality management area: Bristol AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project about 1400 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1; Tree preservation order about 10 m away: Robinsons Sports Ground 318-366 St John's Lane St Johns Lane Bristol BS3 5BA; 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 6 October 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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

Council
Bristol
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
BS3 5BH
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Windmill Hill
Parish
Filwood, Knowle And Windmill Hill
Target decision
11 Oct 2026
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Branch Walkers Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 8 days slower than Bristol's median of 24 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
758decided 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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15136662
Planning Portal ref
PP-15136662
Statutory expiry
11 Oct 2026
Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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