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29 Downs Park West Bristol BS6 7QH

26/13044/VCWorks to Trees in Conservation AreasApproved

Approved on 24 August 2026

Council decision: Preservation Order NOT REQUIRED

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Holm oak - Re-reduce height by 3m and lateral spread by up to 2m. T2 - Magnolia - Reduce whole crown by up to 2m. T3 - Birch - Reduce 2 lateral branches growing into magnolia/over pathway. T4 - Irish yew - Reduce height by 1.5-2m. T5 - Bay Tree - Reduce height by up to 1m and width by up to 1m. T6 - Bay Laurel - Reduce height by up to 1m and lateral spread by up to 1m.

Received
17 July 2026
Ward
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided24 Aug

Decided in 38 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at 29 Downs Park West Bristol BS6 7QH. Bristol has handled 2,566 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 4 days quicker than Bristol's typical decision time. The site is in the The Downs conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 155 applications across Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze. We hold 585 applications in total for the BS6 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
BS6 7QH
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Henleaze, Stoke Bishop, Westbury On Trym

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 July 2026
Target decision date
28 August 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15092401
Documents
3
Constraints
4

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: The Downs
  • 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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    21 Aug

    Magnolia - Prune by 1.5m, crown lift by 0.5-1m.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Areas24/03263/VC

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