3 Chapel Hill Backwell BS48 3PW

1. 21 Oct 2025

   Received by North Somerset

2. 22 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 4 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Objection (TPO made)

4. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• 9 Chapel Hill Backwell BS48 3PW

  25/P/1549/TRCA Submitted 29 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  Lime Tree x5 (G1) Pollard back to old points (3mtrs). Apple Tree (T1) Crown reduction by up to 3mtrs. Cherry Tree (T2 Crown reduction by up to 2mtrs.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 3 Chapel Hill Backwell BS48 3PW

  25/P/2192/TRCA Submitted 21 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  T1-Eucalyptus Fell.

  Decided Trees 4 docs

• 4 Chapel Hill Backwell North Somerset BS48 3PW

  23/P/0402/TRCA Submitted 21 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  x1 Conifer crown reduction by 5 meters. Location of tree marked with blue X in Plan 0.1 in attached documentation.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 4 Chapel Hill Backwell BS48 3PW

  24/P/2366/LDP Submitted 7 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension.

  Refused Lawful development Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 9 Chapel Hill Backwell BS48 3PW

  25/P/1549/TRCA Submitted 29 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  Lime Tree x5 (G1) Pollard back to old points (3mtrs). Apple Tree (T1) Crown reduction by up to 3mtrs. Cherry Tree (T2 Crown reduction by up to 2mtrs.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 4 Chapel Hill Backwell North Somerset BS48 3PW

  23/P/0402/TRCA Submitted 21 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  x1 Conifer crown reduction by 5 meters. Location of tree marked with blue X in Plan 0.1 in attached documentation.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 26/P/1799/TPO Granted

  8A St Marys Grove Nailsea BS48 4NQ

  T1 Horse Chestnut. Reduce side of tree overhanging dwelling of 10b St marys grove. So a 2 metre gap between dwelling and tree. Reduce remaining canopy by 1.5 metres. To contain size of tree. T2 lime tree. Reduce overhang next to house by 1.5metres to contain size of tree. T3 lime tree. Reduce overhang next to house by 1.5 metres to contain size of tree. T4 Hazel Tree. Reduce overhang next to house by 1.5 metres to contain size of tree.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/P/1779/TPO Granted

  18 Rickford Road Nailsea BS48 4PY

  Oak (T1) Crown reduction back to old points (2mtrs).

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/P/1646/TPO Granted

  12A The Avenue Clevedon BS21 7ED

  T1, (Robinia pseudoacacia) - Carry out crown reduction of between 2 and 2.5 metres on lateral branches (lower/mid canopy) and up to 3 metres throughout the very upper canopy, as part of general canopy management mitigating risk of potential branch breakages during adverse weather conditions.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 20 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/P/1647/TPO Granted

  31A Bryant Gardens Clevedon BS21 5HE

  T1 (Oak) - Carry out Crown Reduction of up-to 2 metres back to historical pruning points as part of management of a very large canopy for position which affects multiple residents, particularly the new builds directly behind.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 20 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/P/1478/TPO Granted

  5 Woodhill Road Portishead BS20 7EU

  Holm oak (1) - side pruning from 3B boundary - by 1m Conifer (2) - side pruning from 3B boundary - by 1m. Yew (3) - side pruning from 3B boundary - by 1m. Laurel (4) - side pruning from 3B boundary - by 1m. Holly (5) side pruning from 3B boundary - by 1m.

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Trees