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23 Prospect Close Winterbourne Down Bristol South Gloucestershire BS36 1BD

PT15/3009/TREWorks to TreesApproved

Approved on 25 August 2015

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Works to 1 no. Sycamore tree to crown thin by 30% and 1 no Sycamore tree crown thin by 30% and crown clean to reduce epicormic growth and remove not more than 3 m of heaviest overhanging branches trees covered by Tree Preservation Order no. 23 dated 31st December 1973

Received
10 July 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Winterbourne
  1. Received10 Jul
  2. Validated28 Jul
  3. Consult.18 Aug
  4. Target22 Sep
  5. Decided25 Aug

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 23 Prospect Close Winterbourne Down Bristol South Gloucestershire BS36 1BD. South Gloucestershire has handled 890 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than South Gloucestershire's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 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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Application details

Postcode
BS36 1BD
Application type
Works to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Winterbourne Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 July 2015
Consultation expiry
18 August 2015
Consultation start
25 August 2015
Consultation end
18 August 2015
Neighbour consultation end
18 August 2015
Last date for comments
18 August 2015
Target decision date
22 September 2015
Permission expires
25 August 2017

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
8
Constraints
47

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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    4 Feb

    Works to crown reduce 1.no Sycamore Trees (T1) by 2 metres, lateral spread by 4 metres, crown clean and…

    RefusedWorks to TreesP26/00252/TRE
  2. 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
  3. 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
  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. 2010
    15 Feb

    Works to crown lift by 25% and thin and clean by 30% 2 no. Sycamore trees covered by Tree Preservation Order…

    Split decision See D/NWorks to TreesPT10/0319/TRE

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