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Hope Square Communal Gardens Hope Square Bristol

26/10462/VCWorks to Trees in Conservation AreasPermitted

Proposal

Lime & Maple - Remove dead wood and thin crown by 5%. London Plane - Reduce over extended limbs as per photos by 2-3m, remove limb over lawn and hedge to clear, remove sub lateral by 3m to crown raise to 4m, crown thin by 5%, remove deadwood, remove some sub lateral to crown raise over area, spot reduction to shape.

Received
5 February 2026
Decided
3 March 2026 · Preservation Order NOT REQUIRED
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Clifton
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Mar
  5. Decided3 Mar

Decided in 26 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Bristol99% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at Hope Square Communal Gardens Hope Square Bristol. Bristol has handled 2,566 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 34 days. This one was decided in 26 days, 8 days quicker than Bristol's median. The site is in the Clifton conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 245 applications across Clifton.

Application Details

Reference
26/10462/VC
Address
Hope Square Communal Gardens Hope Square Bristol
Local Authority
Bristol
Application Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Clifton
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 February 2026
Target Decision Date
19 March 2026
Date Decided
3 March 2026
Date Validated
5 February 2026
Date Submitted
5 February 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Preservation Order NOT REQUIRED
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14680383
Documents
3
Constraints
9
Coordinates
51.451298, -2.621983
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Bristol

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Planning constraints

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

  • Conservation area: Clifton
  • Article 4 direction: Clifton Ward (1999 ward boundary)
  • 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.

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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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