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The Cottage Church Road South Portishead BS20 6PU

Granted North Somerset 26/P/0599/TRCA Works to trees - Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Manna Ash 5C - Remove one damaged branch by approx 4m, making a clean cut just below the point of storm damage. Reduce the adjacent secondary branch to approximately the same height to maintain a balanced crown structure. The works are proposed to improve the tree?s stability and to remove the potential risk posed by overhanging limbs above the pedestrian walkway below in parsonage court. The branch previously split and fell into parsonage during recent storms.

As published by the council, reference 26/P/0599/TRCA

Application record

Reference
26/P/0599/TRCA
Type
Works to trees - Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No objection (tree/hed) unconditional
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Decided
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Portishead South
Parish
Portishead
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BS20 6PU

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Somerset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/P/0780/LBC Granted

    The Cottage Church Road South Portishead BS20 6PU

    Listed Building Consent for the upgrade and relocation of existing gas main and meter.

    Decided 13 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Mar 2026

    Received by North Somerset

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: No objection (tree/hed) unconditional

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

  • TREE OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 28 Apr 2026
  • DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 28 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 17 Mar 2026
  • TREE SITE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 17 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

North Somerset granted permission on 23 April 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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