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P26/02162/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to fell group of Damson Trees (T1) and 1.no Elder and 2.no Pear Trees (T7) Works to 1.no Willow Tree to reduce to 6m and reduce from building to allow 1.5m of clearance (T2) Works to 1.no Hawthorne Tree to reduce by 1.5m and reshape and crown thin by 20% (T3) Works to 1.no Cedar Tree to crown lift to 3.2m and reduce lateral spread by 1.5. to provide clearance (T4) Works to 1.no Pear Tree to reduce by 15m and crown thin by 20% (T5) Works to crown reduce group of Apple Trees by 2m, crown thin by 30% and crown lift to 3.8m (T8 - T12) works to 1.no Hawthorne Tree to crown thin by 30% and crown lift to 3.2m. Trees situated within Doynton Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from South Gloucestershire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026

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Documents 3

Plans & drawings 2

PDF SGC MAP - APPLICATION SITE PLAN Plan · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG SKETCH PLAN Plan · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Cotswolds 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.
Doynton Conservation Area 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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
22 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Priority habitat about 31 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 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
South Gloucestershire
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
BS30 5SU
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Boyd Valley
Parish
Doynton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bristol Tree Services

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. South Gloucestershire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
203decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by South Gloucestershire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Gloucestershire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15247805
Planning Portal ref
PP-15247805
Comments by
20 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Works to 1no. Cedar to reduce lateral spread by 2-2.5m meters situated in the Doynton Con…
P25/01884/TCA
2020 Approved
Works to 1 no. Damson, reduce by 1.5 meters, reshape to suit. Thin by 20%. Works to 1 no…
P20/10856/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Holy Trinity Church Church Road Doynton South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to 3no. Yew to reduce and thin leaving finished height at 6m and finished width 4m…
P25/02117/TCA
2025 Approved
9 Summers Drive Doynton South Gloucestershire BS30 5SZ
Installation of solar panels to front roof elevation.
P25/01893/HH
2025 Approved
Holy Trinity Church Church Road Doynton South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to 1no Lime Tree and 1no Yew Tree to crown reduce leaving a finished height of 12 m…
P25/01259/TCA
2024 Approved
Hoddes Hay Church Road Doynton South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Discharge of condition 6 (lighting strategy) attached to planning permission P20/00551/F…
DOC24/00245
2024 Approved
9 Summers Drive Doynton South Gloucestershire BS30 5SZ
Installation of rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion, installation of rooflights t…
P24/01469/HH
2024 Approved
Hoddes Hay Church Road Doynton South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Discharge of condition 5 (EIA mitigation measures) attached to planning permission P20/00…
DOC24/00011
2023 Approved
Hoddes Hay Church Road Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Discharge of conditions Nos 1 (3 year standard time limit); 3 (Conservation Rooflights)…
DOC23/00277
2023 Approved
Hoddes Cottage Church Road Doynton South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to fell 1no. apple tree situated in the Doynton Conservation Area
P23/00860/TCA
2022 Approved
Hoddes Hay Church Road Doynton South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Discharge of condition 2 (roofing details and materials) attached to planning permission…
DOC22/00015
2021 Approved
Old Wagon House Church Road Doynton South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to fell no.1 Robiniao situated in the Doynton Conservation Area.
P21/05677/TCA
2021 Approved
Inglenook Church Road Doynton South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Removal and replacement of windows in existing dwelling.
P21/04970/F
2020 Approved
Hoddes Hay Church Road Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Demolition of existing single storey side and front extension. Erection of two storey sid…
P20/00551/F
2021 Approved
Granary Court Church Road Doynton South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to fell 1no Birch Tree, 1no Ash Tree and 1no Cherry Tree situated within the Doynto…
P21/01169/TCA
2020 Approved
Court Barton Church Road Doynton South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to prune 1no. Walnut tree to leave a height of 20m and radial spread of 20m. Tree s…
P20/07486/TCA
2020 Approved
Court Barton Church Road Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to fell 1 no. Silver Birch and 1 no. Pine tree, both situated in the Doynton Conser…
P20/00508/TCA
2019 Approved
Court Barton Church Road Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to fell 1 no. Cedar tree. Tree situated in the Doynton Conservation Area.
P19/12635/TCA
2018 Approved
Hoddes Hay Church Road Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to fell 1 no. Common Field Maple tree. Replant with Dogwoods and 3 no. Ginkgo Bilob…
PK18/5285/TCA
2018 Approved
Hillview Church Road Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Conversion of existing garage and erection of single storey rear extension to form additi…
PK18/3724/F
2017 Approved
9 Summers Drive Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5SZ
Erection of rear conservatory
PK17/1101/PDR
2016 Refused
Court Farm Church Road Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to fell 1 no Giant Redwood and 1 no Birch tree. Situated in the Doynton Conservatio…
PK16/6781/TCA
2016 Approved
Hoddes Cottage Church Road Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Demolition of existing rear single storey and erection of two storey rear extension to pr…
PK16/4304/F
2016 Approved
Twain Cottage Church Road Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to fell 1no. Elder tree and to prune 1no, Plum tree and 2no. Apple trees in accorda…
PK16/5026/TCA
2016 Approved
3 Church Road Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5ST
Erection of single storey and two storey rear extension to provide additional living acco…
PK16/3090/F
2016 Approved
Court Barton Church Road Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to fell 16no Scots Pine trees. Situated in the Doynton Conservation Area.
PK16/3615/TCA
2016 Approved
Court Barton Church Road Doynton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 5SU
Works to fell 1 no. Purple Birch, crown reduce and thin by up to 50% 1 no. Silver Birch a…
PK16/3453/TCA
South Gloucestershire
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#239 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

South Gloucestershire ranks #178 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. South Gloucestershire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Gloucestershire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #210 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #263 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #178 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #195 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
105 decided
1,585
Total decisions
245 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings