The Old Rectory , Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG Data via plota.co.uk

26/03284/TC5 - Tree Works in Con Area 5 days Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Poplar/willow T1 - fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
28 Aug 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 8

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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.
Kelston 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more 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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 54 m away: Kelston Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Rectory, Grade II, about 48 m from the postcode pin · 11 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.
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Historic England ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 2

Last sold for £2,400,000 in April 2026. Detached house, freehold.

16 April 2026£2,400,000
1 October 2012£1,600,000

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

Building

Floor area489 m² (5,264 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 14 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, 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 in Con Area 5 days
Postcode
BA1 9AG
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Newbridge
Parish
Kelston
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 6 days from validation, 29 days faster 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-15190573

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
T1-Ash, height reduction of 4m. Ash die back has caused part of the crown to die.
23/02765/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Stable Yard, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Change of use and conversion of existing stable barn into a dwelling and the construction…
25/04933/FUL
2025 Approved
Myrtoe Cottage , 19 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
2no. Dead Spruce - fell.
25/02761/TCA
2025 Approved
Tatters , Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Yew T1 - 2-3m reduction by 2-3 m and reshape on North side
25/01689/TCA
2024 Approved
Tatters , Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
T1 - Yew - 2-3m Reduction / reshape on South side (Facing house).
24/03405/TCA
2023 Decided
Moores Cottage , 22 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
T1-Beech, crown reduce by 2m, crown lift on lane side to approximately 4m to balance crow…
23/03793/TPO
2023 Approved
Moores Cottage, 22 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
G1-no2. Norway Maple and no.1 White Beam, crown reduce by 1-1.5m
23/03956/TCA
2023 Withdrawn
Moores Cottage , 22 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
G1 (3x Norway maple)- crown reduce by 2-3 metres.
23/00848/TCA
2023 Withdrawn
Moores Cottage, 22 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
T1 (Beech)- crown lift by 3-4 metres to balance crown.
23/00884/TPO
2022 Approved
Tatters, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
T1 - Lime - pollard to height of 30ft
22/05189/TCA
2022 Approved
Moores Cottage , 22 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Plum tree (T1) - Dismantle to ground level. Yew and Cypress (G1) - Remove overhanging bra…
22/04492/TCA
2021 Approved
The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Weeping Willow (T1) - reduce height by 2m, thin branches by 25%; Acer negundo (T2) - Remo…
21/04412/TCA
2021 Approved
Park Farm House, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
External alterations for restoration and replacement where necessary of coping stones, ch…
21/03249/LBA
2021 Withdrawn
Myrtoe Cottage, 19 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Erection of timber multi use stable/garage/shed adjacent to paddock.
21/02583/FUL
2021 Approved
Park Farm, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Internal and external alterations in connection with change of use from cheese making fac…
21/01458/LBA
2021 Approved
Park Farm, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Change of use from cheese making facility (Use Class B2) to veterinary clinic (Use Class…
21/01457/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Internal and external alterations to amend the fenestration glazing details of four (4) e…
19/05419/LBA
2019 Approved
Park Farm, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, BA1 9AG
Consultation from forestry commission re: application for felling license
19/05400/CONSLT
2019 Approved
Myrtoe Cottage, 19 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, BA1 9AG
Fell 6 cypress
19/03181/TCA
2019 Approved
The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Change of use of 'The School House' from agricultural storage barn to two bedroom dwellin…
19/00314/FUL
2019 Approved
The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Internal & external alterations to convert the School House barn to two bedroom residenti…
19/00315/LBA
2018 Refused
Newton Cottage, 18 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Erection of detached timber frame and clad garage (resubmission)
18/05528/FUL
2018 Refused
Newton Cottage, 18 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Erection of detached timber frame and clad garage
18/03017/FUL
2017 Approved
Myrtoe Cottage, 19 Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, BA1 9AG
1x Cypress- fell
17/05254/TCA
2016 Approved
Tatters, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Yew tree - thin outer canopy by up to 20%, reduce the laterals growing towards house and…
16/04364/TCA
2023 Approved
Darcy House, Church Lane, Kelston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9AG
Discharge of Conditions 5 and 9 of 19/00314/FUL (Change of use of 'The School House' from…
23/02757/COND
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.

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.