Planning application
Bath Spa University , Sion Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Common Beech (T575) - Reduce height and lateral extent by 2-2.5m to approximate level of previous crown reduction due to stem decay. Common lime (T574) - Crown reduce by approximately 2m to previous pruning points in conjunction with works to T575. Understorey (W1) - Silvicultural thinning by 50% of young self-sown understorey trees to remove poor trees and retain best specimens.
As published by the council, reference 25/04599/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04599/TCA
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Con Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 31 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Lansdown
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
- Postcode
- BA1 5SF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01383/TCA Granted
Bath Spa University , Sion Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SF
Common beech T575 - Fell to ground level. lime T574 - Crown reduce by up to 4m in conjunction with removal of beech T575.
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26/00446/FUL Granted
Bath Spa University, Sion Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SF
Removal of existing 3 no. antennas, 1 no. equipment cabinet and the installation of 6 no. antennas on new supporting brackets fixed to the existing pole mounts, along with 1 no. new equipment cabinet on new freestanding cabinet support platform, 1 no. re-located equipment cabinet and ancillary development thereto including 18 no. Ericsson Radio Systems (ERS's) on wall mounted poles and free standing frames, 1 no. GPS module.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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31 Dec 2025
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
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Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 31 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.
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