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10 Stokefield Mews Thornbury South Gloucestershire BS35 1BW

P26/00202/TREWorks to TreesRefused

Refused on 3 March 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Works to 1no. Sycamore to crown reduce by 3m in height from 10m t0 7m and by 3m in width from 8m to 5m covered by SGTPO1/15 dated 8th June 2015.

Received
22 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Thornbury
  1. Received22 Jan
  2. Validated22 Jan
  3. Consult.24 Feb
  4. Target19 Mar
  5. Decided3 Mar

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 10 Stokefield Mews Thornbury South Gloucestershire BS35 1BW. South Gloucestershire has handled 890 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Gloucestershire's typical decision time. The site is in the Thornbury conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Thornbury. We hold 665 applications in total for the BS35 postcode area.

94% of trees applications at South Gloucestershire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed works would be detrimental to the appearance of the tree and the visual amenity of the locality. PLEASE NOTE: The council holds a definitive copy of this planning decision notice. You should be aware of the risk that subsequent copies of the decision notice may be subject to unauthorised alteration and if necessary you are advised to refer to the council for verification. The definitive copy can be viewed via the council’s planning website.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BS35 1BW
Application type
Works to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thornbury Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 January 2026
Last date for comments
24 February 2026
Target decision date
19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Hortham Cottage 12 Hortham Lane Almondsbury South Gloucestershire BS32 4JH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
73

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Thornbury Conservation Area
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 0876Covers the site · +1 more
  • Green belt: South GloucestershireNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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.

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.

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: South Gloucestershire

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