22 Macaulay Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AT Data via plota.co.uk

26/03999/TCA - Tree Works Notification in Con Area Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Mulberry T1 - reduce the canopy by up to 2 m to contain the spread of this tree. Yew T2 - reduce the canopy by up to 1.5 m to contain the spread. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from Bath's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 9

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 7-20, Macaulay Buildings, Grade II, about 13 m from the postcode pin · 7 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 ↗
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.
Read the government guidance ↗
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.
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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. 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. A site survey can differ.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 20 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 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 area353 m² (3,800 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (26 out of 100), could reach E
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2009, 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 6AT
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Widcombe And Lyncombe
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Bath usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 35.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
964decided 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-15295312

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Mulberry T1 - reduce the canopy by up to 2 m to contain the spread of this tree, as it lo…
24/01355/TCA
2023 Approved
Discharge of conditions 2 (Joinery Details (Bespoke Trigger)), 3 (Mortar Mix (Bespoke Tri…
23/00445/CONDLB
2021 Approved
External alterations to include realignment of steps to garden and re-design of west faca…
21/01396/FUL
2021 Approved
Amendments to applications 18/01754/FUL & 18/01755/LBA for the erection of an orangery. E…
21/00812/LBA
2021 Approved
Discharge of condition 2 of application 18/01754/FUL (Erection of orangery, provision of…
21/01307/COND
2021 Withdrawn
Non-Material Amendment to application 18/01754/FUL (Erection of orangery, provision of pa…
21/00766/NMA
2020 Approved
Reinstating railings and two gate pillars to the front of the property to match with exis…
20/01657/FUL
2020 Approved
External alterations to re-instate decorative stone detail to the gable on the south elev…
20/01575/LBA
2020 Approved
Discharge of conditions 2 and 3 of application 18/00474/LBA (Internal and external altera…
20/01614/CONDLB
2018 Approved
Erection of orangery, provision of parking, erection of link to main dwelling. Reinstatem…
18/01754/FUL
2018 Approved
External alterations to include the erection of orangery, provision of parking, erection…
18/01755/LBA
2018 Approved
Internal and external alterations for the removal of existing rear conservatory, reinstat…
18/00474/LBA
2016 Approved
2 x dead Cherries (T1  T2 ) - fell to ground level. 1x Yew (T3) trim back into shape wit…
16/03420/TCA
Within ~100m

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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
16 Macaulay Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AT
Bay tree - fell.
24/04109/TCA
2024 Approved
10 Macaulay Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AT
External alterations for removal of paint from a Bath stone porch.
24/03107/LBA
2023 Approved
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Refitting kitchens and bathrooms, alterations to rear roof slope to re-create dormer and…
23/04689/FUL
2023 Approved
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23/04690/LBA
2023 Approved
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Erection of a Greenhouse with gable attaching to existing garage wall.
23/04585/FUL
2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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T1- Leyland Cypress - remove tree
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2023 Approved
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Installation of seven additional velux roof windows for three existing loft bedrooms and…
23/03004/FUL
2023 Approved
14 Macaulay Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AT
T1-Eucalyptus, reduce in height by 3m, reshape for a natural shape.
23/03076/TCA
2023 Approved
10 Macaulay Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AT
T1-Red Leaved Plum tree, Fell, tree planted too close to the wall
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2023 Approved
10 Macaulay Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AT
Proposed larger window to first floor bathroom on rear and replace ground floor door with…
23/02020/FUL
2023 Approved
10 Macaulay Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AT
Proposed larger window to first floor bathroom on rear and replace ground floor door with…
23/02021/LBA
2023 Approved
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To dismantle bifurcated Cherry in rear garden due to proximity to boundary wall
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2023 Approved
Dayr-house, Prospect Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AY
Installation of seven additional velux roof windows for two existing loft bedrooms and ba…
23/00964/FUL
2023 Approved
Violet Bank Farm , Prospect Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AY
Works to repair existing studio annex building to include replacement cladding, re-roofin…
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2016 Approved
18 Macaulay Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AT
T1 Leyland Cypress - Reduce height by 8-10 feet and trim the sides, T2 Holly - Cut back t…
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2016 Approved
13 Macaulay Buildings, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AT
Cherry - remove
16/04438/TCA
2016 Approved
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2 holly trees - Remove
16/04294/TCA
2016 Approved
Rainbow Wood Lodge, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AX
1x Sycamore (T1) - remove
16/03862/TCA
2016 Approved
Violet Bank Farm, Prospect Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AY
1x Willow Leafed Pear - crown reduce by up to 1 meter and reshape. 1x Yew - crown lift ov…
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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.