Planning application
Cemetary Bristol Road Lower Weston-super-Mare
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/1376/TRCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/1376/TRCA
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Weston-super-Mare Hillside
- Parish
- Weston-super-Mare
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/0153/TRCA Granted
Cemetary Bristol Road Lower Weston-super-Mare
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by North Somerset
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2 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Somerset took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Bristol
11 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 100% granted
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2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- TREE OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- TREE SITE LOCATION PLAN
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This application is with North Somerset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Somerset's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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