Planning application
25/03131/TC5
Rainbow Wood House, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AX
Proposal
Oak Tree - Remove high canopy and leave the trunk as a habitat monolith
As published by the council, reference 25/03131/TC5
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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7 Aug 2025
Decision issued: TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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Within 500 metres
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25/04417/FUL Granted
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25/04721/TCA Granted
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23/00670/TCA Granted
Rainbows End , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6ED
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26/00875/TCA Granted
The Dell, Church Lane, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BD
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Other trees applications
In Bath and North East Somerset
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26/02791/TCA Awaiting decision
Beech House , Northfields, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5TN
T1-Beech, reduce the overall crown by up to 2m
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26/02790/TCA Awaiting decision
Land Opposite 30, Church Street, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
T1-Yew, crown reduction.Height (removing foliage by up to 0.4m) Width (removing branches by up to 1.2m)
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26/02808/TCA Awaiting decision
Fourwoods, North Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HW
T1 yew - Crown to be reduced by 4m (by height) to bring in-line with existing hegdeline to aid future managment. T2 Elm - Dead to be removed (to ground level).
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26/02419/TCA Granted
Land To West Of Hamilton House, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Lime tree - to reduce. pruning of selected branches, with branch lengths of up to approx 2m being removed on a single aspect of the crown. Crown lifting to maintain track clearance, providing a minimum clearance height of approx 4.2m above ground level.
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26/02319/TCA Granted
Mallen House , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
Atlas Cedar T1 - reduce height by up to 3m, prune in laterals for form. Horse Chestnut T2 - overall canopy reduction by approximately 2m. Sycamore T3 - reduce height by approximately 3m, prune in laterals for form. Sycamore T4 - reduce height by approximately 3m, prune in laterals for form.