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26/13746/VC - Works to Trees in Conservation Areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Sycamore - Reduce entire crown by up to 3m. T2 - Spruce - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TPO NOT REQUIRED Decision · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG TREE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Avon Valley 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 73 m away: Troopers Hill
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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
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 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
BS5 8BJ
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
St George Troopers Hill
Parish
St George
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Preservation Order NOT REQUIRED
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kingfisher Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 4 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.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15208414
Planning Portal ref
PP-15208414
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
Erection of detached garage and the provision of driveway, 2 no. car parking spaces and d…
18/06207/H
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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Demolition of the existing dwellinghouse, and the erection of 7no. dwellinghouses, with a…
25/11037/F
2024 Approved
102 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Application for Permission in Principle for the construction of 2no. 3 bedroom dwellings.
24/02105/PIP
2023 Approved
74 Fir Tree Lane St George Bristol BS5 8BJ
T1 - Sycamore - Reduce crown by approx 2m.
23/03053/VC
2022 Approved
64 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
T1 - T2 Ash - Fell.
22/05728/VC
2021 Approved
102 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Application to approve details in relation to condition 3 7 11 and 12 of permision 19/040…
21/05392/COND
2022 Approved
85 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Application for a lawful development certificate for the proposed installation of new win…
22/02483/CP
2021 Approved
77 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Proposed single storey, rear/side extension.
21/05302/H
2021 Approved
82 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Hedge - Reduce by 3m to leave 2m hedge.
21/05143/VC
2021 Approved
94 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Single storey side extension.
21/04063/H
2021 Approved
94 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Single storey side extension.
21/02285/H
2021 Approved
94 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Hawthorn (T1). 3m crown height reduction. Re-shape crown. Hawthorn (T2). 2m crown height…
21/00346/VC
2019 Approved
102 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Proposed conversion and extension of existing house to form 2no. dwellings and constructi…
19/04073/F
2019 Approved
87 Troopers Hill Road Bristol BS5 8BP
Remodelling of existing driveway - resurfacing and regrading works.
19/01088/F
2018 Withdrawn
87 Troopers Hill Road Bristol BS5 8BP
Proposed conversion of carport into a single storey garage with storage space.
18/04229/F
2018 Approved
89 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Construction of a single storey outbuilding to be used as a home office, ancillary to the…
18/03039/H
2018 Approved
89 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Erection of an outbuilding
18/00229/CP
2017 Approved
85 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 (1) (Further details ) attach…
17/05663/COND
2017 Approved
85 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Application to approve details in relation to condition 2 (Submission of Sample) of permi…
17/04174/COND
2016 Approved
85 Fir Tree Lane Bristol BS5 8BJ
Application to approved deails in relation to conditions 5(Samples) 6(Landscaping) and 9(…
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2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings