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26/11901/VC - Works to Trees in Conservation Areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 - Hollies - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TPO NOT REQUIRED Decision · 29 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG TREE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 5 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Whiteladies Road 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 21 and 23, Wellington Park, Grade II, about 46 m from the postcode pin · 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 205 m away: Quarry Steps, Durdham Down SSSI; 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 11 September 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 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 2TD
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Clifton Down
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside
Target decision
16 Jun 2026
Decision
Preservation Order NOT REQUIRED
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
The Roots Company

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, about the council's usual 24 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
757decided 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

1comment received
1 supporting

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14897921
Comments by
26 May 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jun 2026

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Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
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