The Old Farmhouse , Shaft Road, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7HL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00561/TCA - Tree Works Notification in Con Area Approved

Proposal

Leylandii - remove hedge. 4/5 x Poplars - remove 1 x Rowan - fell. ( Amended proposal following clarification ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
12 Feb 2026
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Approved

Approved on · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

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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.
Cotswolds National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Monkton Combe 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: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Bath 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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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Important details

Council
Bath
Application type
Tree Works Notification in Con Area
Postcode
BA2 7HL
Received
12 Feb 2026
Ward
Bathavon South
Parish
Monkton Combe
Case officer
Show
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14701078

Historical activity at this location

5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Removal of approx 20m of leylandii hedge and replacement with new hedge (photonia red rob…
24/02381/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Monks Hill , Shaft Road, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7HL
Erection of a timber carport and garden room.
25/04293/FUL
2024 Approved
Monks Hill , Shaft Road, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7HL
T1-Beech, remove major deadwood, lift lower canopy to 4.5m above ground level (measured f…
24/00775/TCA
2020 Approved
Monks Hill, Shaft Road, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7HL
Works to trees as listed in tree report.
20/00607/TCA
2018 Approved
The Old Farmhouse, Shaft Road, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7HL
Weston Red Cedar - fell to ground level.
18/00078/TCA
Bath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#157 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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. View full council performance
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings