Planning application
Driving Test Centre Sunnyside Road North Weston-super-Mare BS23 3PZ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1 Poplar - Black Poplar - 10.00 metres - Mature - Raise low canopy To 4.0m . 2 - Birch - Silver Birch - 4.00 metres - Semi-mature - Raise low canopy To 3.0m. 3 - Birch - Silver Birch - 4.00 metres - Semi-mature - Good - Raise low canopy To 3.0m
As published by the council, reference 26/P/1930/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/1930/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 18 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2026
- Postcode
- BS23 3PZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2026
Received by North Somerset
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3 Nov 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Nov 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 December 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.
What 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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26/P/1799/TPO Granted
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26/P/1779/TPO Granted
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26/P/1646/TPO Granted
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26/P/1647/TPO Granted
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