21 Alma Road Bristol BS8 2BZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Yew - Reduce side over garden by 0.5 to 2.5m. Conifers and Elders - Remove from hedgerow. Magnolia - Reduce side over garden by 0.5 to 2.5m. Bay x3 - Reduce height by 4-4.5m. Laurel - Reduce canopy by 3m. Laurel - Reduce top by 2m and sides by 2m. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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 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
- BS8 2BZ
- Received
- 2 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Clifton Down
- Parish
- Central, Clifton And Harbourside
- Target decision
- 21 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Preservation Order NOT REQUIRED
- Decision date
- 6 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Bartlett Tree Experts
How this decision compares
Decided in 27 days from validation, about the council's usual 24 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15197859
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15197859
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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