Planning application
14 Lyncombe Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Sycamore, reduce by roughly 2-3m in height reducing the sides to match new shape. T2 - Sycamore, reduce by roughly 2-3m in height reducing the sides to match new shape. T3 - Smoke Bush, reduce the tree by roughly 2-3, to allow reshaping and fresh growth. T4 - Leylandii, fell. Tree is behind Smoke Bush and has grown too large for the space as is the nature of Leylandii reduction work will leave the tree in poor health and so preference is to remove tree and replant with TBC species.
As published by the council, reference 25/03007/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03007/TCA
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Con Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 30 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Widcombe And Lyncombe
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
- Postcode
- BA2 4PQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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8 Sep 2025
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 8 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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