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26/13011/VC - Works to Trees in Conservation Areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Rowan - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TPO NOT REQUIRED Decision · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF TREE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG TREE PHOTO Supporting document · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG TREE PHOTO Supporting document · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

47 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Attached Front Walls, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 33 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 ↗
St. Michael's Hill and Christmas Steps 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project about 1994 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1; 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
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
BS2 8BH
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Central
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside
Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Preservation Order NOT REQUIRED
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, about the council's usual 24 days. 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 7 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15087055
Planning Portal ref
PP-15087055
Statutory expiry
26 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings