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Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE

Split decision Bath and North East Somerset 23/00667/TPO Tree Works subject to TPO

Works: Trees

Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.

Proposal

Beech (Tree 1) -reduce the western stem by 4.5 metres height and shape the retained canopy to look as natural as possible. Blend in the hole in the canopy created by the reduction by smoothing out the hole's edges.

As published by the council, reference 23/00667/TPO

Application record

Reference
23/00667/TPO
Type
Tree Works subject to TPO
Status
Split decision/check certificate or file
Decision
Part approved, part refused As published: Split decision - check file/certificate
Received
20 Feb 2023
Validated
20 Feb 2023
Decided
17 Apr 2023
Ward
Widcombe And Lyncombe
Decision by
Non-Planning applications
Postcode
BA2 6AE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/03725/TCA Granted

    Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE

    Ash (T1) - Reduce to a 4.5m monolith due to rot at the base making the tree unstable.

    Decided 3 Nov 2025 Trees
  • 25/03725/TPO Awaiting decision

    Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE

    Ash (T1) - Reduce to a 4.5m monolith due to rot at the base making the tree unstable.

    Submitted 24 Sep 2025 Trees
  • 24/03283/TCA Granted

    Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE

    T1 -Yew (has extensive die back) - Remove dying and infected material to circa 3.5-5m in height and reduce the sides to create a balanced framework.

    Decided 7 Oct 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2023

    Received by Bath and North East Somerset

  2. 17 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Split decision - check file/certificate

  3. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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After the decision

Bath and North East Somerset has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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