Planning application
P26/00252/TRE
23 Prospect Close Winterbourne Down South Gloucestershire BS36 1BD
Proposal
Works to crown reduce 1.no Sycamore Trees (T1) by 2 metres, lateral spread by 4 metres, crown clean and reduce overhanging branches by 5 metres to provide clearance. Works to 1.no Sycamore Tree (T2) to reduce height to 16 metres, crown reduce by 2 metres, crown clean and reduce overhanging branches by 5 metres to provide clearance. Covered by Tree Preservation Order 23 dated 31st December 1973.
As published by the council, reference P26/00252/TRE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by South Gloucestershire
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9 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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P24/02386/TRE Granted
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In South Gloucestershire
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P26/01210/TRE Refused
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P26/01379/TCA Granted
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Works to 1no Whitebeam Tree to crown reduce to previous points within Acton Turville conservation area.
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P26/01253/TRE Granted
Lilliput Park Lilliput Court Chipping Sodbury South Gloucestershire BS37 6EB
Works to Crown reduce east side of 1no. Sycamore Tree (T19) by 2 metres. Covered by Tree Preservation Order TPO 373 dated 3rd September 1986.
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P26/01411/TRE Granted
18 Stanley Gardens Oldland Common South Gloucestershire BS30 9PZ
Works to pollard 1no. Sycamore Tree (T1) to leave a finished height of 4 metres. Works to Crown reduce 1no. Field Maple Tree (T2) by 3 metres and crown thin 10%. Works to pollard back to previous points 1no. Silver Leaf Maple Tree (T3). Covered by Tree Preservation Order KTPO2/79 dated 29 October 1979.
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P26/01406/TRE Granted
Westover House 69 Bath Road Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6HT
Works to crown reduce 3 no. Yew Trees by 0.3m to leave a finished heigh of 12ft covered by Tree Preservation Order SG/TR 11/72 dated 5th December 1972.