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5 Melrose Place Bristol BS8 2NQ

26/11199/VCWorks to Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 15 April 2026

Council decision: Preservation Order NOT REQUIRED

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Proposal

T1 - Holly - Crown reduce in height by 2m and laterally by up to 1m. Crown lift to 3m and remove basal suckers.

Received
18 March 2026
Ward
Clifton Down
  1. Received18 Mar
  2. Validated18 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Apr
  5. Decided15 Apr

Decided in 28 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at 5 Melrose Place Bristol BS8 2NQ. Bristol has handled 2,566 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 2 weeks quicker than Bristol's typical decision time. The site is in the Whiteladies Road conservation area, with 6 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 2NQ
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 March 2026
Target decision date
29 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14789502
Documents
4
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Whiteladies Road
  • Listed building: Grade II: 1-13, Melrose PlaceOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward…
  • Brownfield land register: Former Star Service Station 40A Whiteladies Road Bristol BS8 2LGRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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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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