Little Cottage , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL Data via plota.co.uk

26/03097/TCA - Tree Works Notification in Con Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Ornamental Birch T1 - remove the 2 lowest limbs that protrude close to the gate and over the driveway. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National landscape about 306 m away: Cotswolds; 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.

Building

Floor area189 m² (2,034 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (42 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bath
Application type
Tree Works Notification in Con Area
Postcode
BA2 6JL
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Bathwick
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Neill Gretton Tree Surgeon

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 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-15162323

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Erection of a new single storey front extension following removal of existing conservator…
24/02555/FUL
2024 Approved
T1- Apple, Fell.
24/00833/TCA
2023 Approved
T1-Laurel, fell to a low stump, to regenerate as a manageable shrub. This tree has outgro…
23/03672/TCA
2023 Approved
Erection of single storey rear extension 3m from existing rear wall (Certificate of Lawfu…
23/03679/CLPU
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Trevone , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Erection of single storey rear extension, roof alterations, dormer window, landscaping, u…
25/04461/FUL
2025 Approved
Trevone , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Tulip (T1) - Remove to ground level. Roots causing nuisance to drive and have caused a sp…
25/04336/TCA
2025 Approved
30 Vellore Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JQ
Royal Burgundy cherry - Remove. Replacement with 2 x small willow and 1 x oak on boundary.
25/03606/TCA
2025 Approved
Narom , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Magnolia (T1) - Crown reduce by 1m to previous pruning cuts. 4no. Apple. (T2, T3, T4 T5)…
25/03137/TCA
2025 Approved
17 St Ann's Way, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BT
Erection of single storey side extension, following demolition of existing garage and wid…
25/02296/FUL
2024 Approved
Otterham House , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
T1-Magnolia, Prune new shoots by 1m to maintain size and shape. T2- Hawthorn, Prune regro…
24/03490/TCA
2024 Approved
Owletts, Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JH
Erection of a dwelling and associated works, following the demolition of the existing dwe…
24/02163/FUL
2024 Approved
Orchard Rise , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
T1 - T4 - Ash - Dismantle to a height of one metre.
24/02742/TCA
2023 Approved
Talisman , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
T1-Ash with multiple trunks, reduce the overall height to about 5 metres. There is rot at…
23/04160/TCA
2023 Approved
9 St Ann's Way, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BT
Erection of single storey rear extension, two storey and single storey side extension (re…
23/02496/FUL
2023 Approved
Powderham , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Willow - remove.
23/03718/TC5
2023 Withdrawn
Orchard Rise , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
T1- Ash, fell, suffering from Ash Die Back. T2-Ash, suffering from Ash Die Back. T3-Ash…
23/03516/TCA
2023
Powderham , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Willow - remove.
23/03718/TCA
2023 Approved
19 St Ann's Way, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BT
Conversion of attached garage to a living space. Raising floor to meet floor height in ex…
23/02138/FUL
2023 Approved
Trevone , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Yew tree (T1) - Reduce height by 3m, reduce laterals by 1-2m to balance and shape the can…
23/01805/TCA
2023 Approved
Easton , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Beech T1 - reduce the lower branches by one to two meters to balance up the lower section…
23/00997/TCA
2022 Approved
19 St Ann's Way, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BT
Provision of garden room to rear garden
22/04248/FUL
2022 Approved
Otterham House , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Cypress T1- crown lift minor growth on the lowest ring of branches, removing drooping par…
22/03442/TCA
2022 Approved
Orchard Rise , Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JL
Judas tree - remove
22/02477/TCA
2022 Approved
19 St Ann's Way, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BT
Erection of a first floor side and rear extension and conversion of the existing garage t…
22/01162/FUL
2017 Refused
1 Windsor Cottages, Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JH
Erection of conservatory
17/00509/FUL
2016 Withdrawn
17 St Mary's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BR
Erection of single and two storey rear extension, addition of mono-pitched roof above exi…
16/06028/FUL
2016 Approved
2 Windsor Cottages, Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6JH
Erection of a first floor extension and ground level entrance hall.
16/05930/FUL
2016 Approved
Trevone, Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6JL
1x Mulberry (T1) - end weight prune to relieve branches of excessive leaf and fruit weigh…
16/04841/TCA
2016 Approved
Easton, Sham Castle Lane, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6JL
Holly (T1) - remove. Sycamore (T2) - crown rise to 5 m. Western Red Cedar (T3) - remove t…
16/04460/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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.