University Of The West Of England Glenside Campus Blackberry Hill Bristol BS16 1DD

25/10606/VCWorks to Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 24 March 2025

Council decision: Preservation Order NOT REQUIREDDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1 - Goat Willow, Ash & Birch - Prune 2-3m to clear building. T2 - Alder, Ash, Birch, Beech - Prune 2-3m to clear building. T3 - Goat & Willow - Repollard to clear building. T4 - Oak, Maple & Ailanthus - Prune 2-3m to clear building. T5 - Lime - Remove deadwood and epicormic. T6 - Lime - Prune 2-3m to clear building. T7 & T8 - Cherry - Clearance of 4m from ground to clear high-sided vehicles. T9 - Lime x 2 & Maple - Clearance of 4m from ground to clear high-sided vehicles. T10 - Cherry - Prune 2-3m to clear building. T11,T12 - Cherry - Prune 2-3m to clear building. T13 - Cypress, Yew & Holly - Prune 2-3m to clear building. T14 - Rowan - Prune 2-3m to clear building. T15 - Birch & Horse Chestnut - Prune 2-3m to clear building.

Received: 11 February 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Bristol City Council
Ward: Frome Vale

ReceivedReceived11 Feb
ValidatedValidated3 Mar
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Apr
DecidedDecided24 Mar

Decided in 21 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at University Of The West Of England Glenside Campus Blackberry Hill Bristol BS16 1DD. Bristol has handled 2,566 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days. The site is in the Stapleton and Frome Valley conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 15 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Frome Vale. We hold 1,712 applications in total for the BS16 postcode area.

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

Postcode: BS16 1DD
Application type: Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Greater Fishponds

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 March 2025
Target decision date: 14 April 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13766421
Documents: 4
Constraints: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Stapleton and Frome Valley
Listed building: Grade II: Glenside Hospital ChapelOn this site · +4 more
Article 4 direction: Grove WoodPart of the site
Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1092Part of the site
Ancient woodlandPart of the site
Brownfield land register: Glenside Campus, Blackberry Hill, FishpondsRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, 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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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