Planning application
Christchurch Junior School Pendennis Road Staple Hill South Gloucestershire BS16 5JJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to Group of Sycamore and 1no. Beech(along boundary wth The Conifers) to reduce back by 2m and lift to 5m covered by Trees covered by Preservation Order KTPO 01/78 dated 24th April 1978.
As published by the council, reference P26/00605/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- P26/00605/TRE
- Type
- Works to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Staple Hill And Mangotsfield
- Parish
- Staple Hill And Mangotsfield Parish Council
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
- Postcode
- BS16 5JJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Gloucestershire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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P26/01359/TRE Granted
Christchurch Junior School Pendennis Road Staple Hill South Gloucestershire BS16 5JJ
Works to fell 1.no Sycamore Tree as covered by tree preservation order KTPO 01/78 dated 24th April 1978.
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P24/02720/TRE Granted
Christchurch Junior School Pendennis Road Staple Hill South Gloucestershire BS16 5JJ
Works to 2 no. Sycamore trees (T1 and T2) to laterally crown reduce the southern elevations by 1.5m, 1 no. Hornbeam tree (T3) to laterally reduce the crown overhanging the adjacent driveway by 2.5m, 1 no. Oak tree (T4) to laterally reduce the crown overhanging the adjacent driveway by 3m and 2 no. Sycamore trees (T5 and T6) to laterally reduce the crowns overhanging the adjacent driveway by 3m. Trees covered by Preservation Order KTPO 01/78 dated 24th April 1978.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by South Gloucestershire
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16 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Gloucestershire granted permission on 16 June 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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P26/01523/TRE Refused
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P26/01295/TRE Refused
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Works to Crown reduce 1no. Oak Tree by 3 metres. Covered by Tree Preservation Order TPO383 dated 16 September 1987.