Rectory Cottage , Anchor Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG Data via plota.co.uk

26/03591/TCA - Tree Works Notification in Con Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Copper Beech - reduction by 2-3 metre to promote weight away from house. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
17 Sept 2026
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Approved
22 Oct 2026

Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Watercress Cottage, Grade II*, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 15 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 16 with distances
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.
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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.
Combe Hay 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. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. 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 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 ↗
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 £1,325,000 in August 2017. Detached house, freehold.

31 August 2017£1,325,000
1 July 2002£740,000

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

Building

Floor area203 m² (2,185 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2017, 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 7EG
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Bathavon South
Parish
Combe Hay
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
22 Oct 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 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-15232099

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
Westhill House , The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Erection of timber frame pergola
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2025 Approved
Uphill , The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Hornbeam G1 - reduction in height by 2-4m, trim to boundary. Eucalyptus T1 - reduction by…
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2025 Approved
2 Manor Farm Cottages, Anchor Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EH
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2024 Approved
Manor House Farm , Backy Hill, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
T1 Hornbeam - 3m crown reduction.
24/04302/TCA
2024 Approved
Highway Verge At Junction Of Backy Hill, Anchor Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
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24/03314/TCA
2022 Approved
2 Manor Farm Cottages , Anchor Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EH
Interior and exterior alterations for new vehicular access, the reinstatement of boundary…
22/00834/LBA
2022 Approved
2 Manor Farm Cottages , Anchor Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EH
Interior and exterior alterations for new vehicular access, the reinstatement of boundary…
22/00833/FUL
2023 Approved
Westhill House, The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Conifer - dismantle to near ground level. Five Hazels - Coppice to near ground level.
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2023 Withdrawn
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Conifer - reduce height by 6 m.
23/03229/TCA
2023 Approved
3 Rose Cottages , The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EQ
1x xmas tree dismantle to near ground level. 3x Ash trees dismantle to near ground level.
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2023 Approved
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2021 Approved
1 Rose Cottages, The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EQ
Internal and external alterations for the erection of link extension connecting host cott…
21/04424/LBA
2021 Approved
1 Rose Cottages, The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EQ
Erection of link extension connecting host cottage to outbuilding to provide additional a…
21/04423/FUL
2021 Approved
2 Rose Cottages, The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EQ
Replacement roof to existing rear extension
21/04661/FUL
2021 Approved
2 Rose Cottages, The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EQ
External alterations for the replacement roof to existing rear extension
21/04662/LBA
2021 Approved
Uphill, The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Two proposed windows to the facades of the existing main residence
21/04692/FUL
2021 Approved
Uphill, The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Ash (T1) - Ash Dieback - Remove.
21/04481/TCA
2021 Approved
Uphill, The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Goat willow (Salix caprea) (T1) - remove Bird cherry (Prunus padus) and 2no. juvenile ash…
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2021 Approved
Westhill House, The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Replace the existing garage and front door, incorporate garden safety railings between th…
21/03543/FUL
2016 Approved
2 Manor Farm Cottages, Anchor Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EH
Internal and external alterations to provide ground floor WC, rear terrace, provision of…
16/02384/LBA
2016 Withdrawn
2 Manor Farm Cottages, Anchor Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EH
Internal alterations to provide ground floor WC, provision of en suite bathroom to first…
16/02383/FUL
2016 Approved
Uphill, The Lower Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
Erection of single storey underground storage/garage area, sited under the front raised l…
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2016 Approved
Glendower, Anchor Lane, Combe Hay, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EG
1x Conifer - remove
16/02592/TCA
2016 Approved
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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

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.