Planning application
The Watch House 70A Nore Road Portishead BS20 8DU
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 x Beech crown reduce x 1.5 mt. T2 x Alder fell. T3 x Beech fell. T4 x Alder fell. T5 x Beech crown reduce x 1.5 mt. T6 x Alder crown reduce x 1.5 mt
As published by the council, reference 25/P/1618/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/1618/TPO
- Type
- Works to TPO
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 7 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 15 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Portishead West
- Parish
- Portishead
- Postcode
- BS20 8DU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bristol, City of register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/P/0281/TPO Granted
The Watch House 70A Nore Road Portishead BS20 8DU
T1 - Lawson Cypress, remove to ground level. T2 - Leylandii Cypress, crown reduce by 1.5 meters and rebalance crown. T3 - Portuguese Laurel, crown reduce up to 1.5 meters and rebalance. T4 - Portuguese Laurel, crown reduce up to 1.5 meters and rebalance. G5 - 3 Leylandii cypress, remove to ground level. T6 - 1 Lawson Cypress, remove to ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2025
Received by Bristol, City of
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15 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bristol, City of took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Blagdon Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Bristol
Active · incorporated 2020 · Bristol
14 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bristol, City of for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bristol, City of decided tree works applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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The Watch House 70A Nore Road Portishead BS20 8DU
95% historically approved · decision due ~10 Oct
T1 x Beech crown reduce x 1.5 mt. T2 x Alder fell. T3 x Beech fell. T4 x Alder fell. T5 x Beech crown reduce x 1.5 mt. T6 x Alder crown reduce x 1.5 mt
Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs -
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The Watch House 70A Nore Road Portishead BS20 8DU
T1 - Lawson Cypress, remove to ground level. T2 - Leylandii Cypress, crown reduce by 1.5 meters and rebalance crown. T3 - Portuguese Laurel, crown reduce up to 1.5 meters and rebalance. T4 - Portuguese Laurel, crown reduce up to 1.5 meters and rebalance. G5 - 3 Leylandii cypress, remove to ground level. T6 - 1 Lawson Cypress, remove to ground level.
Granted Trees 4 docs
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