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Fir Tree Lane Bristol

16/00301/VCWorks to Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 29 February 2016

Council decision: Preservation Order NOT REQUIREDDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Conifers - Crown reduce by 2 - 3m to leave trees at a height of 3m - 4.5m to suitable growth points.

Received
20 January 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St George East
  1. Received20 Jan
  2. Validated20 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Mar
  5. Decided29 Feb

Decided in 40 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Fir Tree Lane Bristol. Bristol has handled 2,566 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days. The site is in the Avon Valley conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

99% of trees applications at Bristol City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St George
District
St George

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 January 2016
Neighbour consultation start
29 February 2016
Target decision date
2 March 2016

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Avon Valley
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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