The Caves Whitley Road Banwell BS29 6NA

1. 10 Sep 2025

   Received by Bristol, City of

2. 9 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Approve

4. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Bristol, City of granted permission on 5 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• Flagstaff Farm Bridewell Lane Banwell North Somerset BS29 6NA

  21/P/1810/FUH Submitted 21 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Erection of single storey oak framed side extension with associated works.

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Flagstaff Farm Bridewell Lane Banwell North Somerset BS29 6NA

  21/P/1810/FUH Submitted 21 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Erection of single storey oak framed side extension with associated works.

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• The Caves Whitley Road Banwell BS29 6NA

  25/P/1872/TPO Submitted 10 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Felling of 3no. dead/dying ash trees (0-25% canopy cover)

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Flagstaff Farm Bridewell Lane Banwell BS29 6NA

  21/P/0400/FUL Submitted 10 Feb 2021 50 yards away

  Erection of agricultural building with associated works

  Granted Full applications 7 docs

• Western Fields Whitley Road Banwell BS29 6NA

  21/P/0587/LDE Submitted 25 Feb 2021 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawful Development for the change of use of a building from agricultural to Class B8 (Storage)

  Granted Lawful development 10 docs

• 26/P/1002/TPO Granted

  105 Nore Road Portishead BS20 8DW

  Removal of six Ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) exhibiting symptoms consistent with Ash Dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus). The trees are showing progressive symptoms associated with Ash Dieback, including crown thinning, upper canopy dieback, dead twigs/branch tips and general decline in vitality throughout the crowns. Ash is widely recognised as becoming increasingly brittle as the disease progresses, with deterioration often accelerating over a relatively short period of time. Although the trees are located within a garden setting and are not considered to present an immediate high-risk target at present, the area beneath and surrounding the trees is regularly used by the family for amenity purposes. Given the progressive nature of the disease, the long-term retention of these trees is considered unsuitable. Removal is therefore proposed as a proactive management approach before further structural decline occurs.

  Received 13 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/P/1609/TPO Granted

  9 Shaftesbury Close Nailsea BS48 2QH

  Ash X4 (G1) Crown reduction back to old points (8mtrs).

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/P/1691/TRCA Granted

  28 Elmsleigh Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4JN

  T1 Reduce eucalyptus by 2m in height and reshape. T2 Prune cherry tree by 1m.

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/P/1214/TPO Withdrawn

  Oldlands Bannerleigh Road Leigh Woods BS8 3PF

  Lime (T1)- Balanced crown reduction by approx 1.5-2.0m - routine maintainance, to maintain the tree at a reasonable size for its location, allowing light to house and garden.

  Received 9 Jun, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/P/1671/TRCA Granted

  20 Clarence Grove Road Weston-super-Mare BS23 4AQ

  T1 holly - reduce holly in rear garden down by 50% (3m)

  Received 13 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Trees