Planning application
4 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Willow - Re-pollard to previous pollard points
As published by the council, reference 26/P/1062/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/1062/TPO
- Type
- Works to TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Decided
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Hutton And Locking
- Parish
- Locking
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BS24 7GX
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Somerset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/P/0549/TPO Refused
4 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
T1- Willow - Fell. Due to being within 6m of the property, and a species that can attain 25m in height, it is considered highly unsuitable for a small residential back garden and so to avoid future structural issues we are applying to remove the tree.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2026
Received by North Somerset
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28 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Wotton Tree Consultancy Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Wotton-Under-Edge
Active · incorporated 2014 · Wotton-Under-Edge
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- TREE OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- TREE SITE LOCATION PLAN
- WTC_1688A.01-TREE REPORT-4 HECTOR CLOSE-2026
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Somerset granted permission on 12 August 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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4 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
T1 - Willow - Re-pollard to previous pollard points
Granted Trees 5 docs -
4 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
T1- Willow - Fell. Due to being within 6m of the property, and a species that can attain 25m in height, it is considered highly unsuitable for a small residential back garden and so to avoid future structural issues we are applying to remove the tree.
Refused Trees 6 docs -
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4 Hector Close Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GX
T1- Willow - Fell. Due to being within 6m of the property, and a species that can attain 25m in height, it is considered highly unsuitable for a small residential back garden and so to avoid future structural issues we are applying to remove the tree.
Refused Trees 6 docs -
8 Parkes Avenue Locking Weston-super-Mare BS24 7GW
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