26/P/0886/TPO

1. 27 Apr 2026

   Received by North Somerset

2. 19 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.

This application is with North Somerset for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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• 26/P/0886/TPO Awaiting decision

  Woodrising Brockley Lane Brockley BS48 4AY

  Cedar of Lebanon (T2) Reduce length of exposed branch to east by 2.5m to reduce chance of failure onto power lines and stop domino effect of branch failure. (Figure 1) Reduce three lateral branches over building so they are not protruding from the canopy. Reduce in length by 2-3 m. (See figures 2, 3 &4 for branches to be pruned and figure 6 for approximate pruning line.) Prune the next layer of branches above these ( possibly while stood on the lower branches with pole loppers) to give 0.5- 1 m clearance of the 3 lower branches. This is so that the growth points on the lower branches are not shaded out. Cedar Of Lebanon (T3) Reduce 2-3 branches to the SE top of canopy on grounds of conserving the canopy of the tree. (See figure 9) Reasons: T2 had a tolerable risk rating although minor pruning works have still been recommended. The recent history of T2s branch loss, although not necessarily indicating the tree will continue to drop limbs, does mean that the wind dynamics through the crown of the tree could be altered slightly. Minor crown lifting to the west underneath the long lateral limbs over the house will also have altered wind dynamics as well as some of the recent local tree removals along the A370 to south. Although these combined traits are not indicating a high probability of failure, the high occupancy of the building below (bedroom for two people with an occupancy of likely 2 people for 10 hours over a 24 hour period) and the size of branches that could fail give the overall risk rating as tolerable rather than acceptable. Reducing these three lower lateral limbs by 2-3 m into the line of the rest of the canopy would bring risk into the broadly acceptable regions. It is recommended that the next row of branches above these be tipped back from the growth on the ends of the pruned lateral branches by reducing 0.5-1m in places this is just so that the pruned branches below are not shaded out and can continue to grow. These lateral branches are important

  27 Apr 2026 0m away Trees

• 26/P/1333/TRCA Granted

  8 Moorlands Close Nailsea BS48 2DR

  Ash - Crown lift to 2.5m and crown thin by 20%

  24 Jun 2026 Trees
• 26/P/1008/TPO Granted

  19 Walton Crescent Winford BS40 8DD

  TPO 701 (T29) Cherry - 1.5m crown reduction

  14 May 2026 Trees
• 26/P/1218/TRCA Granted

  7 Brean Down Avenue Weston-super-Mare BS23 4JH

  Willow- reduce crown by up to 3 metres

  9 Jun 2026 Trees
• 26/P/1114/TRCA Granted

  51 The Glebe Wrington BS40 5LX

  Elder - Fell

  27 May 2026 Trees
• 26/P/1033/TPO Granted

  Plantation Workshop Cleeve Hill Road Cleeve BS49 4PJ

  Ash (T1) Fell. Tree appears to be dead with no leaf coverage. Ash (T2) Fell. Ash dieback present with less than 50% leaf coverage.

  18 May 2026 Trees