Planning application
34 The Deans Portishead BS20 6EQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Oak - crown reduce by 1.5-2m/ back to most recent crown reduction points to maintain at a suitable size for its situation.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/1598/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/1598/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 8 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Portishead West
- Parish
- Portishead
- Postcode
- BS20 6EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Aug 2026
Received by North Somerset
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11 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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8 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 8 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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