1 Fairfield Close Backwell Bristol BS48 3PS

20/P/0559/TRCAWorks to trees - Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 20 May 2020

Council decision: No objection (tree/hed) unconditionalDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

T1 - Apple - Reduce by 1-2 metres.T2 - Ash - remove 2 minor lower branches. T3 - Silver Birch - Remove 2 lower branches.

Received: 1 March 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: North Somerset
Ward: Backwell

ReceivedReceived1 Mar
ValidatedValidated3 Apr
Consult.Consultation5 May
TargetTarget Date15 May
DecidedDecided20 May

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1 Fairfield Close Backwell Bristol BS48 3PS. North Somerset has handled 1,831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 3 weeks longer than North Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Backwell. We hold 2,555 applications in total for the BS48 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at North Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: BS48 3PS
Application type: Works to trees - Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Backwell

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 April 2020
Last date for comments: 5 May 2020
Target decision date: 15 May 2020

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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Source: North Somerset

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