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26/00983/TCA - Tree Works Notification in Con Area
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Leylandi - reduce in height by approximately 8 feet. Data via plota.co.uk
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Site constraints 6
Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Pensford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Pensford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Historical activity at this location
19 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Erection of timber framed summer house (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Developm…
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The Old Post Office, Pensford Hill, Pensford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4AF
Ash T1 - fell. Ash T2 - fell.
2020
Approved
The Former St Thomas A Becket's Church, Church Street, Pensford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4AJ
Yew (T1) - Crown reduction. The height of the tree will remain the same. Width of the can…
2020
Approved
Kingfisher House, Culvery Lane, Pensford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4AG
Norway Spruce - Fell
2020
Refused
Waterside Cottage , Church Street, Pensford, Bristol, BS39 4AQ
Erection of summer house in back garden (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Develop…
2020
Approved
Rising Sun, Church Street, Pensford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4AQ
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2019
Approved
Pensford County Primary School , Pensford Hill, Pensford, Bristol, BS39 4AA
T1.Willow-Re-pollard to previous points removing up to 5m of re-growth from the crown of…
2018
Approved
Mill Corner, Church Street, Pensford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4AQ
Erection of single storey extension and change of use from workshop and storage to MOT te…
2017
Approved
Waterside Cottage, Church Street, Pensford, Bristol, BS39 4AQ
T1 Horse Chestnut - Prune away from building as detailed.
2017
Approved
Rising Sun, Church Street, Pensford, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4AQ
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2017
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1x Elm E1 - fell
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Bath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#157 of 296 councils
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Householder decisions
Bath is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #236 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Bath decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #17 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #26 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #236 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #199 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
172 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,817
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026
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