Planning application
4 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1- Willow - Fell. Due to being within 6m of the property, and a species that can attain 25m in height, it is considered highly unsuitable for a small residential back garden and so to avoid future structural issues we are applying to remove the tree.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/0549/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/0549/TPO
- Type
- Works to TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Hutton And Locking
- Parish
- Locking
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BS24 7GX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bristol, City of register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/P/1062/TPO Granted
4 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
T1 - Willow - Re-pollard to previous pollard points
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by Bristol, City of
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13 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Wotton Tree Consultancy Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Wotton-Under-Edge
Active · incorporated 2014 · Wotton-Under-Edge
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- TREE OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- TREE SITE LOCATION PLAN
- TREE REPORT-4 HECTOR CLOSE-2026
- SUPPORT DOCUMENT FOR TREE APPLICATION MARCH 26-M.DRAPER
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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4 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
T1 - Willow - Re-pollard to previous pollard points
Granted Trees 5 docs -
4 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
T1 - Willow - Re-pollard to previous pollard points
Granted Trees 5 docs -
4 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
T1- Willow - Fell. Due to being within 6m of the property, and a species that can attain 25m in height, it is considered highly unsuitable for a small residential back garden and so to avoid future structural issues we are applying to remove the tree.
Refused Trees 6 docs -
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8 Parkes Avenue Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GW
T1 - Ash tree - Crown reduction of 4m
Granted Trees 5 docs
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