Planning application
Beckford Tower, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
2x Small Elder - fell.
As published by the council, reference 25/04854/TC5
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04854/TC5
- Type
- Tree Works in Con Area 5 days
- Status
- Granted As published: TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent
- Decision
- Granted As published: TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Lansdown
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
- Postcode
- BA1 9BH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 8 applications since 2023: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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24/03790/VAR Granted
Beckford Tower, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Variation of conditions 2 (Plans List) and 6 (External and Internal Lighting) of application 22/02027/LBA (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping.)
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24/03771/VAR Granted
Beckford Tower , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Variation of conditions 2 (Plans List) and 6 (External and Internal Lighting) of application 22/02026/FUL (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping.)
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24/02469/CONDLB Granted
Beckford Tower, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Discharge of conditions 5 (Implementation of Wildlife Scheme) of application 22/02027/LBA (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping)
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24/02465/COND Granted
Beckford Tower , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Discharge of conditions 5 (Implementation of Wildlife Scheme) and 12 (Arbicultural Method Statement) of application 22/02026/FUL (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping)
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23/00930/COND Split decision
Beckford Tower , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Discharge of conditions 11 (Arboricultural Method Statement (Pre-commencement) and 12 (Arbicultural Method Statement (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 22/02026/FUL (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping).
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23/00784/CONDLB Granted
Beckford Tower , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Discharge of condition 3 of application 22/02027/LBA (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping).
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23/00713/COND Granted
Beckford Tower , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
DIscharge of condition 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of application 22/02026/FUL (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: TP5/TC5 Exempt from consent
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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 18 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Beckford Tower , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Variation of conditions 2 (Plans List) and 6 (External and Internal Lighting) of application 22/02026/FUL (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping.)
Granted Amendments 49 docs -
Beckford Tower, Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Discharge of conditions 5 (Implementation of Wildlife Scheme) of application 22/02027/LBA (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping)
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
Beckford Tower , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Discharge of conditions 5 (Implementation of Wildlife Scheme) and 12 (Arbicultural Method Statement) of application 22/02026/FUL (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping)
Granted Conditions 7 docs -
Beckford Tower , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Discharge of condition 3 of application 22/02027/LBA (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping).
Granted Conditions 4 docs -
Beckford Tower , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
Discharge of conditions 11 (Arboricultural Method Statement (Pre-commencement) and 12 (Arbicultural Method Statement (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 22/02026/FUL (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping).
Split decision Conditions 4 docs -
Beckford Tower , Lansdown Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 9BH
DIscharge of condition 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of application 22/02026/FUL (External and internal conservation and repairs to the tower and museum, including external plant, new entrance to basement vault, re-presentation of grotto tunnel, and new site entrance and landscaping.)
Granted Conditions 3 docs
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