Planning application
3 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
Common Oak (Quercus robur) T1 - remove the two lateral branches from the limb overhanging the neighbouring Yew.
As published by the council, reference 25/04526/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04526/TCA
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Con Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 24 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 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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21/03261/FUL Granted
3 The Elms, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BP
Erection of single storey rear extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Nov 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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24 Dec 2025
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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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 24 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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