Planning application
5 Fircliff Park Portishead BS20 7HQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1- Ash- repollard to previous points.
As published by the council, reference 25/P/2520/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/2520/TPO
- Type
- Works to TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Portishead North
- Parish
- Portishead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BS20 7HQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Dec 2025
Received by North Somerset
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5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Somerset granted permission on 6 March 2026, 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.
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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