Planning application
6 The Elms, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree 1 -Ailanthus- reduce by 3 metres height and 2 metres spread.
As published by the council, reference 25/04339/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04339/TCA
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Con Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Lambridge
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
- Postcode
- BA1 7BP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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24/03992/FUL Granted
6 The Elms, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BP
Erection of conservatory and greenhouse, and raising of height of garden wall and gates
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24/03223/TCA Granted
6 The Elms, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BP
T2. Sycamore- fell
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24/03176/TCA Granted
6 The Elms, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BP
T1. Bird Cherry- reduce the tree's overhang over the garden from 7 metres to 3 metres, lift the tree's canopy over the lawn from 0.5 metres to 4 metres.
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23/00627/FUL Granted
6 The Elms, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BP
Erection of single storey side extension, patio, greenhouse and changes to existing windows
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Nov 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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17 Dec 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 17 December 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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