Planning application
Prior Park Landscape Gardens, Church Street, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5AH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
9 x Ash Trees - significant die back in crown (approx 25-30% canopy remaining) . Dropping branches. Removal for safety of public.
As published by the council, reference 25/04645/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04645/TCA
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Con Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 24 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Widcombe And Lyncombe
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
- Postcode
- BA2 5AH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 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
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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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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