Planning application
Newlands, Sion Hill, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Birch tree - Dead - fell
As published by the council, reference 25/03767/TC5
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03767/TC5
- Type
- Tree Works in Con Area 5 days
- Status
- TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent
- Decision
- TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Lansdown
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
- Postcode
- BA1 2UW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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29 Sep 2025
Decision issued: TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 29 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.
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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