Planning application
1 Castle Mews 16 Castle Street Thornbury South Gloucestershire BS35 1HB
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Works to 1no Beech Tree to crown reduce by 2.5m leaving a finishing height of 8m covered by SGTPO 09/07 dated 4th December 2007. To reduce the risk of branch failure resulting from decay.
As published by the council, reference P26/01568/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- P26/01568/TRE
- Type
- Works to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Thornbury
- Parish
- Thornbury Town Council
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
- Postcode
- BS35 1HB
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Gloucestershire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P21/01997/TRE Granted
1 Castle Mews 16 Castle Street Thornbury South Gloucestershire BS35 1HB
Works to no.1 Beech to crown reduce by approx 2m to previous reduction points and crown thin by 20% covered by SGTPO 09/07 dated 4th December 2007
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by South Gloucestershire
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
South Gloucestershire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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