4 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01915/TCA - Tree Works Notification in Con Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Portuguese Laurel (Prunus lusitanica) - fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Approved
24 Jun 2026

Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

World heritage site: City of Bath
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Bath 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 ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
58 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 20, Northampton Street, Grade II, about 37 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 54 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 58 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bath built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £420,000 in March 2011. Semi-detached house, freehold.

31 March 2011£420,000
19 April 2007£420,000
11 July 2003£270,101

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Bath
Application type
Tree Works Notification in Con Area
Postcode
BA1 2SS
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Lansdown
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
24 Jun 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 35 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
966decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Bath in the last twelve months, from validation. Bath decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14944197

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Erection of hobby building in the back garden (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed D…
21/02543/CLPU
2021 Approved
Cherry tree (T1) and Laurel (H1) to be felled and removed.
21/01478/TCA
2021 Refused
Installation of reinforced concrete block boundary wall following removal of fence.
21/00351/FUL
2018 Approved
1x Dwarf Conifer - fell
18/02039/TCA
2016 Approved
Non Material Amendment to application 14/02974/FUL (Provision of loft conversion to a bed…
16/02805/NMA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Parkwood , 30 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SU
Chantacler - Remove Bay and Laurel - Reduce height by 2m 4no Italian Cypress - Reduce hei…
25/04469/TCA
2025
42 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SX
Change of use of house C3 to house of multiple occupation C4.
25/04500/FUL
2025 Approved
12 Great Bedford Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Internal alterations for secondary glazing in second floor flat 12 Great Bedford Street
25/03470/LBA
2025
25 Northampton Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SW
Internal alterations to the building and external alterations and additions to three open…
25/03706/LBA
2025 Approved
20 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2ST
T1 - Laburnum, fell. Allow more light onto both house and front garden.
25/03202/TCA
2025 Approved
26 Northampton Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SW
Eucalyptus tree - full removal and replacement with more suitable variety for the area.
25/02224/TCA
2025 Approved
2 - 4 Park Street Mews, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SZ
Yew - Overall prune by 2-3m all round, reducing the canopy by an equivalent of 30% size.
25/02139/TCA
2025 Approved
Flat 1, 2 Portland Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2RU
Replacement of summer house with new garden room and associated landscape alterations, an…
25/00192/FUL
2025 Approved
Flat 1, 2 Portland Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2RU
Replacement of summer house with new garden room and associated landscape alterations, an…
25/00193/LBA
2025 Approved
Electricity Substation, St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Bay Tree - Reduce by 5m to the height of 1.5m for easy maintenance and size in the locati…
25/01271/TCA
2025 Approved
25 Northampton Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SW
External alterations to reconstruct chimney in Bath stone. Existing chimney is in deterio…
25/00412/LBA
2024 Approved
Parkwood , 30 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SU
2 x pear - remove
24/03971/TCA
2024 Approved
26 Northampton Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SW
External alterations to include roofing and guttering repairs and minor repairs to dormer…
24/03376/LBA
2024 Approved
6 Portland Terrace , Harley Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SH
Remodelling of the rear ground floor and rear courtyard area to provide improved connecti…
24/02748/FUL
2022 Approved
56 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SX
Demolition of existing detached dwelling and garage and erection of two townhouses attach…
22/04608/FUL
2024 Approved
21 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2ST
Removal of small maple in decline
24/01769/TCA
2023 Approved
Flat 1, 1 Portland Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2RU
External alterations to include removal of section of railings and upstand and installati…
23/03729/LBA
2023 Approved
3 Portland Terrace, Harley Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SH
Installation of a new roof dormer and a new rooflight.
23/03948/FUL
2023 Approved
3 Portland Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2RU
T1 - Yew tree - Fell and replant
23/03368/TCA
2023 Approved
12 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2ST
Cherry-reduce by 0.5-1m Structural Prune Dogwood-reduce by 0.5-1m Structural Prune Holly…
23/02406/TCA
2016 Approved
55 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SX
Erection of single storey rear extension.
16/01542/FUL
2016 Approved
1 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SS
Erection of proposed summerhouse on new concrete hard standing within boundary of existin…
16/01810/CLPU
2016 Approved
26 Northampton Street, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SW
1x Rowan - fell
16/02220/TCA
2016 Approved
48 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2SX
Conversion of existing dwelling into 2no. self contained apartments and erection of rear…
16/01544/FUL
2016 Approved
21 St James's Park, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2ST
Erection of single storey side extension and construction of forecourt parking area.
16/00134/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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.