Planning application
5 Woodhill Road Portishead BS20 7EU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Holm oak (1) - side pruning from 3B boundary - by 1m Conifer (2) - side pruning from 3B boundary - by 1m. Yew (3) - side pruning from 3B boundary - by 1m. Laurel (4) - side pruning from 3B boundary - by 1m. Holly (5) side pruning from 3B boundary - by 1m.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/1478/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/1478/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 15 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Portishead North
- Parish
- Portishead
- Postcode
- BS20 7EU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2026
Received by North Somerset
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18 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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21 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- TREE SITE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Somerset granted permission on 21 October 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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