Planning application
Somerset House Care Home 157 High Street Yatton BS49 4DB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The tree (with TPO reference number 666) marked T1 in the attached tree safety and maintenance report, Copper beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Perpurea') requires pruning to lift lower branches away from adjacent building and roofs. see photograph in report indicating proposed pruning.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/1712/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/1712/TPO
- Type
- Works to TPO
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Yatton
- Parish
- Yatton
- Postcode
- BS49 4DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by North Somerset
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7 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with North Somerset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Somerset decided tree works applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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