Planning application
Court House 36 Church Road Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6LJ
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Works to fell 4.no Douglas Fir Trees. Trees situated within the Bitton Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference P26/01668/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P26/01668/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Objection
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bitton And Oldland Common
- Parish
- Bitton Parish Council
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
- Postcode
- BS30 6LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by South Gloucestershire
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Objection
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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