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Little Orchard 9 Highbury Road Weston-super-Mare North Somerset BS23 2DR

Split decision North Somerset 23/P/0384/TPO Works to TPO

Works: Trees

Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.

Proposal

Minimal crown lift pruning to TPO 761, to provide clearance for phone line and "right of way". A small number of lateral and scaffold branches are obstructing phone line and drooping.

As published by the council, reference 23/P/0384/TPO

Application record

Reference
23/P/0384/TPO
Type
Works to TPO
Status
Registered
Decision
Part approved, part refused As published: Split decision
Received
20 Feb 2023
Validated
16 Mar 2023
Decided
10 May 2023
Ward
Weston-super-Mare Hillside
Parish
Weston-super-Mare
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BS23 2DR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2023

    Received by North Somerset

  2. 16 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 May 2023

    Decision issued: Split decision

  4. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

North Somerset has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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