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2 George Close Backwell BS48 3LZ

25/P/2009/TRCAWorks to trees - Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 14 November 2025

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

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

Proposal

T1- Eucalyptus spp. (Eucalyptus tree) in rear garden fell tree to ground level and grind out or treat stump to prevent regrowth (if required). Reason: The tree is situated approximately 2.5m from the house, raising concerns about potential damage to the patio, building's foundations and underground drainage due to root spread..

Received
30 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
North Somerset
Ward
Backwell
  1. Received30 Sep
  2. Validated1 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Nov

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 George Close Backwell BS48 3LZ. North Somerset has handled 1,831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than North Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Backwell Farleigh conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 93 applications across Backwell. We hold 2,557 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 3LZ
Application type
Works to trees - Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Backwell

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 October 2025

Additional information

Documents
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: Backwell Farleigh
  • 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.

Source: North Somerset

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