8 Castle Close Flax Bourton BS48 3RG
Proposal
T1 - Beech tree - The tree currently has an acceptable level of risk associated with it as no failure associated characteristics were identified during the assessment. That being said it is recommended that the tree is crown reduced. As the tree has been previously reduced a re- reduction by no more than to the previous pruning points by drop crotch reduction is recommended. This would involve reducing the crown height and spread by 2-3 m by removing branches no larger than 100-120mm diameter to suitably sized growth points. This would help reduce chances of branch failure without causing excessive losses in photosynthetic material. In particular bringing down the ?shoulders? ( just out from centre top of tree) which would reduce lever forces on primary limbs by the greatest amount in this particular instance.
- Received
- 11 August 2026
- Decided
- 8 October 2026 · Approve
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 14 October 2026
- Council
- North Somerset
- Ward
- Winford
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Aug
- ValidatedValidated11 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Oct
- DecidedDecided8 Oct
Decided in 58 days
This is a planning application at 8 Castle Close Flax Bourton BS48 3RG. North Somerset has handled 10,673 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. This one was decided in 58 days. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 84 applications across Winford. We hold 1,931 applications in total for the BS48 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: TPO362_T1Protected tree on or next to this site
- Green belt: North Somerset
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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