Planning application
Bath Spa Railway Station , Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Horse Chestnut (T1) - Removal of the crown, with all residual stems reduced to 400mm above their original pollard points.
As published by the council, reference 25/03174/TC5
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03174/TC5
- Type
- Tree Works in Con Area 5 days
- Status
- Granted As published: TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent
- Decision
- Granted As published: TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent
- Received
- 11 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Kingsmead
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
- Postcode
- BA1 1SU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00322/LBA Granted
Bath Spa Railway Station , Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
Internal alterations for: 1. De-commissioning of VMO2 antennas and equipment; 2. Removal of existing 2 no. power cables; 3. Infill hole in wooden window once cables are removed; 4. Removal of existing 1 no. micro antenna; 5. Removal of existing 1 no. equipment cabinet; 6. Removal of existing 1 no. fish tail antenna; 7. Remediation of wall once antenna is removed.
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25/04260/TCA Granted
Bath Spa Railway Station , Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
Horse Chestnut (T947) - Remove crown by reducing centre and east limbs back to a point 1-2m above main fork. Horse Chestnut (T948) - Reduce crown to 1-2m above height of main fork. ( amended description)
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25/01962/LBCLPU Awaiting decision
Bath Spa Railway Station, Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
Addition of 10 new manholes on Platform 1 and 5 on Platform 2 (Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed works to a Listed Building).
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21/03809/TCA Granted
Bath Spa Railway Station, Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
Crown lift trees in Brunel Square to 3m above ground level. Crown lift trees to rear of station to 3m above ground level. (amended description )
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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14 Aug 2025
Decision issued: TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 14 August 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.
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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Bath Spa Railway Station , Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
Horse Chestnut (T947) - Remove crown by reducing centre and east limbs back to a point 1-2m above main fork. Horse Chestnut (T948) - Reduce crown to 1-2m above height of main fork. ( amended description)
Granted Trees -
Bath Spa Railway Station, Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
Crown lift trees in Brunel Square to 3m above ground level. Crown lift trees to rear of station to 3m above ground level. (amended description )
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Bath Spa Railway Station , Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
Internal alterations for: 1. De-commissioning of VMO2 antennas and equipment; 2. Removal of existing 2 no. power cables; 3. Infill hole in wooden window once cables are removed; 4. Removal of existing 1 no. micro antenna; 5. Removal of existing 1 no. equipment cabinet; 6. Removal of existing 1 no. fish tail antenna; 7. Remediation of wall once antenna is removed.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Windows or glazing -
Atm, Bath Spa Railway Station, Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
97% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct
Internal works for removal of existing ATM and steel blanking plate installed
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings -
Bath Spa Railway Station, Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
94% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jul
Addition of 10 new manholes on Platform 1 and 5 on Platform 2 (Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed works to a Listed Building).
Awaiting decision Lawful development 10 docs -
Railtrack, Bath Spa Railway Station, Dorchester Street, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 1SU
97% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct
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