Planning application
Beechen Cliff School, Kipling Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Request for screening opinion for proposed upgrade of existing rooftop telecommunications equipment including the installation of 2no. rooftop antenna support poles with radio antennas to replace existing, along with the installation of a small GPS Node and ancillary development.
As published by the council, reference 25/04838/SCREEN
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04838/SCREEN
- Type
- Pre-App - EIA Screening Opinion
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Widcombe And Lyncombe
- Postcode
- BA2 4RE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/03187/TC5 Decided
Beechen Cliff School , Kipling Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RE
Cherry Tree - Dismantle to ground level and grind stump as its pushing retaining wall out.
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25/04239/FUL Granted
Beechen Cliff School, Kipling Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RE
Proposed upgrade of existing rooftop telecommunications equipment including the installation of 2no. rooftop antenna support poles with radio antennas to replace existing, along with the installation of a small GPS Node and ancillary development.
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25/03941/TCA Granted
Beechen Cliff School , Kipling Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RE
Cherry T1 - crown lift over buildings and path and path light - minimum clearance 2.0m. Whitebeam T2 - fell. Mountain Ash T3 - fell. Balsam Poplar (biforcated) T4 - fell. Balsam Poplar T5- fell. Group Sycamore/Ash G5 - crown lift/shorten back to main stems- i.e to remove from roof/guttering/lights x 2.
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25/03121/TCA Granted
Beechen Cliff School , Kipling Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RE
Works to trees T1 - T13 as described in Application Form.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bath and North East Somerset took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Beechen Cliff School , Kipling Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RE
Works to trees T1 - T13 as described in Application Form.
Granted Trees -
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Cherry Tree - Dismantle to ground level and grind stump as its pushing retaining wall out.
Decided Trees -
Beechen Cliff School , Kipling Avenue, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4RE
Cherry T1 - crown lift over buildings and path and path light - minimum clearance 2.0m. Whitebeam T2 - fell. Mountain Ash T3 - fell. Balsam Poplar (biforcated) T4 - fell. Balsam Poplar T5- fell. Group Sycamore/Ash G5 - crown lift/shorten back to main stems- i.e to remove from roof/guttering/lights x 2.
Granted Trees -
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Proposed upgrade of existing rooftop telecommunications equipment including the installation of 2no. rooftop antenna support poles with radio antennas to replace existing, along with the installation of a small GPS Node and ancillary development.
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