Planning application
P26/00258/TRE
Elmcroft 8 Prospect Close Winterbourne Down South Gloucestershire BS36 1BD
Proposal
Works to reduce height of 1.no Sycamore Tree (T1) to 16 metres, reduce overhanging branches by 5 metres to provide clearance and crown thin by 15-20%. Covered by Tree Preservation Order 23 dated 31st December 1973.
As published by the council, reference P26/00258/TRE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by South Gloucestershire
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3 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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P26/00252/TRE Refused
23 Prospect Close Winterbourne Down South Gloucestershire BS36 1BD
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.
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P24/02386/TRE Granted
21 Prospect Close Winterbourne Down South Gloucestershire BS36 1BD
Works to fell 1no. Horse Chestnut covered by TPO 0055 dated 24/07/2009.
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P24/02479/NMA Granted
45 Station Road Winterbourne Down South Gloucestershire BS36 1EN
Non-material amendment to P22/07066/HH to add an additional roof light to side extension.
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P26/01124/F Awaiting decision
4 Sandstone Rise Winterbourne South Gloucestershire BS36 1BB
Conversion of existing dwelling into 3no. flats with associated alterations to parking layout and subdivision of existing amenity area, with associated works.
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P26/00122/CLP Granted
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Installation of 1.no rear dormer to facilitate loft conversion.
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P24/01994/HH Granted
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Other trees applications
In South Gloucestershire
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P26/01210/TRE Refused
Land Adjacent To Quarry Road Tuckett Lane Frenchay South Gloucestershire BS16 1LL
Works to fell 1.no Sycamore Tree covered by Tree Preservation Order SGTPO 4/23 dated 5th December 2023.
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P26/01379/TCA Granted
The Old Barn The Street Acton Turville South Gloucestershire GL9 1HL
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.