Tree pruning requests cluster on Bristol and South Gloucestershire planning lists

Planning lists published by Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council include separate applications to prune, thin or reduce the crowns of trees at four addresses [1][2][3][4].

Bristol City Council’s weekly list includes a request to reduce the height of six Liquid Amber trees at 13 Percival Road by 2m and trim their sides where needed to maintain size and shape [1]. A second Bristol application, for 30 Fernbank Road, covers birch, dove and cherry trees, with crown height reductions of 1m to 2m, similar lateral reductions, and removal of wounds from adjacent building work [4].

In South Gloucestershire, an application at Acton House in Iron Acton would crown thin 56 conifer trees by 60% and one silver birch by 30%, all within the Iron Acton Conservation Area [2]. Another application, at The Orchard in Thornbury, would reduce a silver birch’s crown by approximately 3m in height and 2m in radial spread; that tree is covered by Tree Preservation Order SGTPO32/06 dated 13/03/2007 [3].