Planning application
Cemetary Bristol Road Lower Weston-super-Mare
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T4 - Elm - Fell (Dead); T8 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 1.5m, Crown lift 7m over neighbouring property and 3m over cemetery; T9 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 1.5m, Crown lift 7m over neighbouring property and 3m over cemetery; T20 - Weeping Ash - Reduce height by approx. 2-3m with 60-80mm pruning wounds. Reduce lateral growth up to 2m with 60-80mm pruning wounds; T21 - Holm oak - Reduce crown to secondary canopy; T75 - Pendant Silver Lime - Crown lift 3m, formative prune and stabilise dead wood; T82 - Holm Oak - Re-pollard to previous pollard points; T186 - Whitebeam - Fell; T192 - Ash - Reduce lateral growth to give 1.5m clearance from adjacent house with 30mm pruning wounds. Reduce low lateral east limbs by approx. 2-3m with pruning wounds of approx. 50-60mm to crown lift to 4m over road; T197 - Monterey Cypress - Remove dead east stem and dieback in north stem. Prune from neighbouring house to give 3m clearance. Crown lift to approx. 5m over adjacent property; T203 - Monterey Cypress - Remove storm damaged limbs; T207 - Red Chestnut - Reduce height to approx. 3m. Reduce lateral live growth by up to 3m to give compact form; T274 - Weeping Ash - Remove dead and dying limbs. Reduce weeping form and lateral limbs by approx. 2-3m. Retain reverting stems; T381 - Silver Lime - Crown lift to 3m above ground level; T399 - Sycamore - Reduce height and lateral growth by approx. 4-5m with 70-90mm pruning wounds at previous pruning points.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/0153/TRCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/0153/TRCA
- Type
- Works to trees - Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No objection (tree/hed) unconditional
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Weston-super-Mare Hillside
- Parish
- Weston-super-Mare
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Somerset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/P/1376/TRCA Awaiting decision
Cemetary Bristol Road Lower Weston-super-Mare
Yew avenue - Trees T36 - T73 - Trim back regrowth to compact topiary form, once a year for a ten year period. T37 - Yew - Crown lift to approx. 1.8m over grave to allow tending of grave, once a year for a period of ten years.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by North Somerset
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27 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No objection (tree/hed) unconditional
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26 Jul 2026
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North Somerset granted permission on 4 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.
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