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23 Prospect Close Winterbourne Down South Gloucestershire BS36 1BD

P26/00252/TREWorks to TreesRefused

Refused on 6 March 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Works to crown reduce 1.no Sycamore Trees (T1) by 2 metres, lateral spread by 4 metres, crown clean and reduce overhanging branches by 5 metres to provide clearance. Works to 1.no Sycamore Tree (T2) to reduce height to 16 metres, crown reduce by 2 metres, crown clean and reduce overhanging branches by 5 metres to provide clearance. Covered by Tree Preservation Order 23 dated 31st December 1973.

Received
4 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Winterbourne
  1. Received4 Feb
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.2 Mar
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided6 Mar

Decided in 25 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 23 Prospect Close Winterbourne Down South Gloucestershire BS36 1BD. South Gloucestershire has handled 890 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks quicker than South Gloucestershire's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Winterbourne. We hold 1,300 applications in total for the BS36 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 long term heath of the tree and have a detrimental impact on the future 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
BS36 1BD
Application type
Works to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Winterbourne Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026
Last date for comments
2 March 2026
Target decision date
6 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14648162
Documents
6
Constraints
45

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 0055Protected tree on or next to this site · +8 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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© 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

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    14 Apr

    Works to crown reduce 1no Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea' tree by 3m in height and by 2m in radial spread to leave…

    ApprovedWorks to TreesP25/00968/TRE
  2. 2017
    16 Nov

    Works to trees as per the proposed schedule of works received by South Gloucestershire Council on the 15th of…

    ApprovedWorks to TreesPT17/5402/TRE
  3. 2015
    10 Jul

    Works to 1 no. Sycamore tree to crown thin by 30% and 1 no Sycamore tree crown thin by 30% and crown clean to…

    ApprovedWorks to TreesPT15/3009/TRE
  4. 2010
    11 May

    Works to 1no. Sycamore tree to crown lift by removing lowest limbs on south-east side and east side of the…

    ApprovedWorks to TreesPT10/1146/TRE
  5. 2010
    10 May

    Works to crown lift by 10% and overall reduction of 30% 1no. Copper Beech covered by Tree Preservation Order…

    ApprovedWorks to TreesPT10/1100/TRE
  6. 2003
    24 Feb

    Works to reduce 3 no. trees covered by Sodbury District Council Tree Preservation Order dated 17th September…

    WithdrawnWorks to TreesPT03/0498/TRE

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