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26/04145/TCA - Tree Works Notification in Con Area Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Norway Maple T1 - reduce by 4m in height to allow more light into the sunken garden, prune in the laterals by 1-2m for a well balanced finish. Cherry T2 - reduce the height by 2m to allow more light in to the garden. Lawson Cypress (6 or 7 stems) G3 - remove to ground level. Box T4 - remove as defoliated by moth. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Nov 2026, from Bath's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Special area of conservation about 111 m away: Bath & Bradford on Avon Bats
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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 ↗
SSSI about 111 m away: Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Park Villa, Grade II, about 55 m from the postcode pin · 19 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 ↗
Also on the record
National landscape about 256 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 28 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.

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Important details

Council
Bath
Application type
Tree Works Notification in Con Area
Postcode
BA2 5EF
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Combe Down
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Acer Tree Surgeons Ltd

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
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-15320336

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Livingstone Lodge , The Avenue, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EF
Provision of loft conversion with rear dormer.
25/04759/FUL
2025
87 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
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25/04675/LBA
2025 Approved
Claremont Cottage , 103 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Magnolia T1 - Crown reduce back to previously cut points. Holly T2 - Reduce height by app…
25/03880/TCA
2025 Refused
87 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
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25/01953/FUL
2025 Refused
87 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Internal and external alterations for the erection of two storey rear extension following…
25/01954/LBA
2025 Approved
Park House, 1 Park Place, The Avenue, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EH
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2025 Approved
Park House, 1 Park Place, The Avenue, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EH
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2024 Approved
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24/04627/TCA
2024 Approved
101 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Small-leaved lime - Remove.
24/03884/TCA
2024 Approved
101 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5JJ
Replacement garage, landscaping works and widening of existing gateway.
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2024 Approved
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External alterations to include replacement garage, landscaping works and widening of exi…
24/01904/LBA
2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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T1-Ash, reduce by approximately 1.5m - 2m all round back to suitable growth points (Amend…
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11 Williamstowe, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EJ
Erection of a 4m x 3m log cabin with 2m x 3m canopy (Resubmission of application 23/00047…
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2023 Approved
18 Williamstowe, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EJ
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2023 Withdrawn
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23/00047/FUL
2022 Approved
High March, The Avenue, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Erection of single storey rear extension and re-cladding of existing dormer.
22/04346/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
Co-operative Stores, 5 Park Place, The Avenue, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EH
Erection of side, rear and first floor extension to increase Class E retail floorspace, i…
20/03451/FUL
2016 Approved
10 Williamstowe, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EJ
T1: Sycamore - lift by 4 metres to accommodate car shelter and remove all dead wood.
16/03009/TCA
2016 Approved
11 Williamstowe, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EJ
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16/02063/FUL
2016 Withdrawn
Claremont Cottage , 103 Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5JJ
Erection of 1no three bed dwelling to the rear of Claremont Cottage.
16/01033/FUL
2016 Approved
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16/00098/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