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Fairfield School Car Park Fairfield Way Backwell

Refused Bristol, City of 26/P/0323/TPO Works to TPO

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

To reduce silver birch ( blue pin ) 2.5 meter reduction. Install new bracing above old static bracing.

As published by the council, reference 26/P/0323/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/P/0323/TPO
Type
Works to TPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
12 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Decided
12 May 2026
Ward
Backwell
Parish
Backwell
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Feb 2026

    Received by Bristol, City of

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

MH LANDSCAPING Agent

2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

  • TREE OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 12 May 2026
  • DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 12 May 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 12 Feb 2026
  • TREE SITE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 12 Feb 2026

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What this refusal means

Bristol, City of refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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    Received 6 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Trees