Farthing Cottage , Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00341/TCA - Tree Works Notification in Con Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Populus Tremula (Aspen) - reduce height by up to half, remove lower branches to rebalance over all shape. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
29 Jan 2026
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Approved

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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.
Freshford 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Freshford 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 7UF
Received
29 Jan 2026
Ward
Bathavon South
Parish
Freshford
Case officer
Show
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14651474

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Brae Cottage , Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UF
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25/03048/TCA
2025 Approved
Rock Cottage , Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UF
Installation of fence. (Retrospective)
25/01257/FUL
2025 Approved
Abbotsleigh , Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UA
Small Magnolia (T1) - Fell Acer (dead) (T2) - Fell Bay (T3) - Reduce by 50%, 2 to 3m in h…
25/01775/TCA
2025 Approved
Abbotsleigh , Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UA
Multi stemmed Sycamores (T1,T2 and T3) - Crown reduce canopy by 1.5 to 2m.
25/01776/TCA
2024 Approved
Walnut Cottage , 4 Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UF
Erection of single storey extension following demolition of lean-to at rear of property a…
24/01874/FUL
2024 Approved
Walnut Cottage , 4 Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UF
External altrerations for erection of single storey extension following demolition of lea…
24/01875/LBA
2024 Approved
Abbotsleigh , Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UA
T1 Mature Sycamore - fell tree. T2 Mulberry - crown reduce by 1 to 2m.
24/02696/TCA
2024 Approved
Stonecrop, 1 Lower Mount Pleasant, Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UB
T1 - Apple tree, reduce by 2/3 metres removing any crossing limbs and any dead/ dying or…
24/01343/TCA
2024 Approved
Abbots Leigh Coach House , Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UD
T1 - Apple tree, fell/ remove tree outgrow its location and will cause damage to property…
24/01344/TCA
2023 Approved
Hardings Cottage , Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UA
Replacement of single storey extension, changes to fenestration following removal of uppe…
23/03842/FUL
2023 Approved
9 Upper Mount Pleasant, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UG
T1 - Weeping Silver Birch - reduce the weeping Birch tree by roughly 30% (1.5-2m) due to…
23/03714/TCA
2023 Approved
The Glen , Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UD
T1-Holly tree, to fell
23/03621/TCA
2023 Approved
Abbotsleigh , Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UA
Conifer Leylandii (T1); Yew/Ash (T4); Ash (T3); Ash (T5); Ash trees (T6 to 13) - Remove a…
23/01823/TCA
2022 Approved
The Glen , Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UD
Cherry tree - prune all extended branches of the tree as shown on the attached photo beyo…
22/03419/TCA
2021 Approved
Abbots Leigh Coach House, Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UD
T1 Variegated maple - Crown thin by approx 40% to allow more light into garden T2 Strawbe…
21/05350/TCA
2021 Approved
11 Upper Mount Pleasant, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UG
Erection of first floor extension
21/01404/FUL
2020 Approved
6-7 Upper Mount Pleasant, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UG
Erection of single storey outbuilding following removal of existing.
20/04186/FUL
2019 Approved
Prospect House, Upper Mount Pleasant, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7UG
Erection of single story side extension following demolition of garage and creation of tw…
19/02458/FUL
2019 Approved
Stonecrop 1 Lower Mount Pleasant, Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UB
T1 Ash - Remove tree as it is leaning at about 20% to reach the light because it is growi…
19/02543/TCA
2018 Approved
The Glen, Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UD
Yew - reduce crown by 1-2m all around & remove dead branches.
18/05216/TCA
2017 Approved
Abbotsleigh, Sharpstone Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UA
1x Silver Birch - remove. 1x Walnut - remove
17/00374/TCA
2016 Approved
6 - 7 Upper Mount Pleasant, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UG
Erection of single storey side extension.
16/05557/FUL
2016 Approved
The Glen, Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UD
T1: Cypress (?) remove as dead
16/04508/TC5
2016 Approved
Brae Cottage, Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UF
Replacement of single storey side extension and internal alterations to kitchen
16/01971/LBA
2016 Approved
Brae Cottage, Rosemary Lane, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7UF
Replacement of single storey side extension and internal alterations to kitchen
16/01970/FUL
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