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6 Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE

25/14644/VCWorks to Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 17 November 2025

Council decision: Preservation Order NOT REQUIREDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Copper Beech - Reduce crown by 3m height and 2m radial spread, thin by 12%. T2 - Cherry - Fell. T3 - Robinia Pseudoacacia - Fell.

Received
22 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Clifton Down
  1. Received22 Oct
  2. Validated22 Oct
  3. Consult.7 Nov
  4. Target3 Dec
  5. Decided17 Nov

Decided in 26 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at 6 Downside Road Bristol BS8 2XE. Bristol has handled 2,566 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 2 weeks quicker than Bristol's typical decision time. The site is in the Clifton conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Clifton Down. We hold 3,845 applications in total for the BS8 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
BS8 2XE
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 October 2025
Consultation expiry
7 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
7 November 2025
Target decision date
3 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14423640
Documents
7
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Clifton+1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward…
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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.

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