Abbey Cloisters East Street Banwell BS29 6BW Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/1717/TRCA - Works to trees - Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Horse Chestnut - Crown reduce by approx 3m over road and fire station to reduce risk of limb failure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Validated
20 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
6 Oct 2026

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

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

IMG TREE SITE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Grade II* listed: Banwell Abbey the Cloisters
List entry 1135732 · The pin is inside its outline · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 9 Grade II)
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 ↗
Banwell 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.
Article 4 direction
Banwell Conservation Area (1). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project 893 m away: Hinkley Point C Connection
The site is 893 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change (at pre-application, 823 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
National landscape 111 m away: Mendip Hills
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 175 m away: Romano-British villa, Banwell; Radon affected area, class 4; Special area of conservation 494 m away: North Somerset & Mendip Bats; SSSI 494 m away: Banwell Ochre Caves SSSI; Inside the Banwell built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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

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

Sales history 1

Last sold for £280,000 in August 1999. Detached house, freehold.

3 August 1999£280,000

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

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Important details

Council
North Somerset
Application type
Works to trees - Conservation Area
Postcode
BS29 6BW
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Banwell And Winscombe
Parish
Banwell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
No objection (tree/hed) unconditional
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
S E HARRIS Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
343decided 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 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
T1 - Holm Oak - Fell
20/P/2715/TRCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
The Coach House East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
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2024 Refused
Eversleigh House East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
T1 - Hornbeam - Remove 2 dead limbs as suggested in tree report attached. Crown reduce to…
24/P/1178/TPO
2023 Approved
Abbey Towers East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Demolition of single storey store room and pergola and erection of a single storey garden…
23/P/1853/LBC
2023 Approved
Abbey Towers East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Demolition of single storey store room and pergola and erection of a single storey garden…
23/P/1852/FUH
2023 Approved
Archways East Street Banwell North Somerset BS29 6BW
T1 - Varnish tree C/L over roof for a clearance of 2m, dead wood
23/P/2435/TRCA
2023 Approved
The Longhouse 25 East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Proposed subdivision of existing dwelling to form one 1-bedroom dwelling and one 2-bedroo…
23/P/1507/FUL
2023 Approved
Abbey Towers East Street Banwell North Somerset BS29 6BW
Proposed demolition of existing garden flat roofed timber and glass greenhouse/shed and r…
23/P/0215/LBC
2023 Approved
Abbey Towers East Street Banwell North Somerset BS29 6BW
Proposed demolition of existing garden flat roofed timber and glass greenhouse/shed and r…
23/P/0214/FUH
2022 Approved
20 East Street Banwell North Somerset BS29 6BW
1 - Macrocarpa -cut back to create a 2m clearence from roof. T2 - Holm Oak - C/L to 4.5m
23/P/0158/TRCA
2021 Approved
The Coach House East Street Banwell North Somerset BS29 6BW
T1 - Willow - Pollard by 3-4m
22/P/0011/TRCA
2021 Approved
22 East Street Banwell North Somerset BS29 6BW
T1 - Conifer - Fell
21/P/3375/TRCA
2021 Approved
Pennyard House East Street Banwell North Somerset BS29 6BW
Erection of a front porch/extension and a single storey side extension
21/P/2032/FUH
2020 Approved
Pennyard House East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Demolition of front conservatory and replace with porch, removal and infill of 1st floor…
20/P/2747/FUH
2020 Approved
Pennyard House East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Demolition of front conservatory and replace with a new porch; replacement of existing sl…
20/P/1755/FUH
2020 Approved
The Longhouse 25 East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Proposed subdivision of existing dwelling to form two 2 bedroom dwellings.
20/P/1523/FUL
2020 Approved
Eversleigh House East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Change of use from garage/studio to residential annexe.
20/P/0137/FUL
2018 Approved
Abbey Towers East Street Banwell North Somerset BS29 6BW
Removal an existing load-bearing wall and chimney breast separating the kitchen and dinin…
18/P/2626/LBC
2018 Approved
Abbey Lodge East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Retrospective application for the removal of fence panel to western boundary and retentio…
18/P/3981/LBC
2018 Approved
Abbey Lodge East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Retrospective application for the removal of fence panel to western boundary and retentio…
18/P/3858/FUH
2018 Approved
24 East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Erection of 1no. dwelling
18/P/3217/FUL
2017 Approved
Abbey Lodge East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
T1 cherry - fell
17/P/1761/WT
2017 Approved
The Longhouse 25 East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Conversion of garage to garden room and store
17/P/0191/F
2016 Approved
Eversleigh House East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Demolition of existing single storey lean-to and erection of a single storey side extensi…
16/P/2696/F
2016 Approved
Eversleigh House East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
Demolition of existing single storey lean-to and erection of a single storey side extensi…
16/P/1285/F
2016 Approved
Archways East Street Banwell BS29 6BW
1 x cherry - fell
16/P/0858/WT
North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#83 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use