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26/P/1163/TRCA - Works to trees - Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 - Group of approx 7 Sycamore that are growing out of a small retaining wall and close to the fire station building. Fell to ground level to avoid damage to wall and building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Validated
2 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TREE OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Mendip Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Blagdon 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 1
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 ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Blagdon built-up area; Tree preservation order 28 m away: Blagdon Fire Station, Station Road, Blagdon; 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Building

Floor area142 m² (1,528 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 91)
UseOthers - Emergency services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
North Somerset
Application type
Works to trees - Conservation Area
Postcode
BS40 7RL
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Blagdon And Churchill
Parish
Blagdon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Decision
No objection (tree/hed) unconditional
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Green Planet Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
315decided 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 neutral

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#83 of 296 councils
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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

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.