18 Paulmont Rise, Temple Cloud, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5DT Data via plota.co.uk

25/04379/TPO - Tree Works subject to TPO Approved

Proposal

English Oak (Quercus robur) T1 - reduce the crown by approximately 1-1.5m maintaining a balanced and aesthetically pleasing form to manage the crown size, thin the crown by approximately 20% to decrease crown density and lift the crown to approximately 3-3.5m creating a uniform canopy skirt. English Oak (Quercus robur) T2 - reduce the crown by approximately 0.5-1m maintaining a balanced and aesthetically pleasing form to manage the crown size, thin the crown by approximately 10% to decrease crown density and lift the crown to approximately 3-3.5m creating a uniform canopy skirt. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
24 Dec 2025

Approved on 24 Dec 2025 · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Temple Cloud built-up area; Air quality management area about 93 m away: Temple Cloud Air Quality Management Area Order 2018; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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 1

Last sold for £250,000 in September 2004. Detached house, freehold.

9 September 2004£250,000

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 subject to TPO
Postcode
BS39 5DT
Received
12 Nov 2025
Validated
12 Nov 2025
Ward
Mendip
Parish
Temple Cloud With Cameley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jan 2026
Decision
CONSENT
Decision date
24 Dec 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Roots Company

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 7 days slower than Bath's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. 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-14428418
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

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