Planning application
Pumping Station, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of 2no sections of hedgerow each approximately 1m in length.
As published by the council, reference 26/00835/HEDGE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00835/HEDGE
- Type
- Hedgerows
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Chew Valley
- Parish
- Stowey Sutton
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02738/COND Granted
Pumping Station, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of conditions 7 (Landscape Design Proposals) of application 25/03884/FUL (Change the land use of the area surrounding Bishop Sutton SPS from agricultural to Wessex Water operational land. Extend the existing site boundary by an area of approximately 320m2 to the west. Install features within and in land adjacent to the site extension to include below ground storage tank, access covers, manholes, and below ground pipework associated with the new storage tank, extension of 13m to the existing tanker parking area, roadside control kiosk with dimensions 3.1m L x 0.5m W x 2.1m H on reinforced concrete base slab, relocation of existing generator with dimensions 5m L x 1.5m W x 2.25m H and fuel tank with dimensions 1.6m L x 1m W x 1.5 H, 1.8m high chain-link security fence surrounding the new site boundary, 1.2m high single leaf heavy duty field gate for access to adjacent planting area, temporary removal of a 5m section of hedgerow to increase the size of the existing access into the site north of Bishop Sutton SPS to facilitate construction vehicle access and area of light duty stone covering the remaining area of the site extension)
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26/01367/COND Granted
Pumping Station, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of condition 2 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 25/03884/FUL (Change the land use of the area surrounding Bishop Sutton SPS from agricultural to Wessex Water operational land. Extend the existing site boundary by an area of approximately 320m2 to the west. Install features within and in land adjacent to the site extension to include below ground storage tank, access covers, manholes, and below ground pipework associated with the new storage tank, extension of 13m to the existing tanker parking area, roadside control kiosk with dimensions 3.1m L x 0.5m W x 2.1m H on reinforced concrete base slab, relocation of existing generator with dimensions 5m L x 1.5m W x 2.25m H and fuel tank with dimensions 1.6m L x 1m W x 1.5 H, 1.8m high chain-link security fence surrounding the new site boundary, 1.2m high single leaf heavy duty field gate for access to adjacent planting area, temporary removal of a 5m section of hedgerow to increase the size of the existing access into the site north of Bishop Sutton SPS to facilitate construction vehicle access and area of light duty stone covering the remaining area of the site extension).
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26/01352/COND Granted
Pumping Station, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of condition 3 (Arb Method Statement (pre-commencement)) of application 25/03884/FUL (Change the land use of the area surrounding Bishop Sutton SPS from agricultural to Wessex Water operational land. Extend the existing site boundary by an area of approximately 320m2 to the west. Install features within and in land adjacent to the site extension to include below ground storage tank, access covers, manholes, and below ground pipework associated with the new storage tank, extension of 13m to the existing tanker parking area, roadside control kiosk with dimensions 3.1m L x 0.5m W x 2.1m H on reinforced concrete base slab, relocation of existing generator with dimensions 5m L x 1.5m W x 2.25m H and fuel tank with dimensions 1.6m L x 1m W x 1.5 H, 1.8m high chain-link security fence surrounding the new site boundary, 1.2m high single leaf heavy duty field gate for access to adjacent planting area, temporary removal of a 5m section of hedgerow to increase the size of the existing access into the site north of Bishop Sutton SPS to facilitate construction vehicle access and area of light duty stone covering the remaining area of the site extension).
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26/01353/COND Granted
Pumping Station, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of condition 5 (Desk Study and Site Walkover (pre-commencement)) of application 25/03884/FUL (Change the land use of the area surrounding Bishop Sutton SPS from agricultural to Wessex Water operational land. Extend the existing site boundary by an area of approximately 320m2 to the west. Install features within and in land adjacent to the site extension to include below ground storage tank, access covers, manholes, and below ground pipework associated with the new storage tank, extension of 13m to the existing tanker parking area, roadside control kiosk with dimensions 3.1m L x 0.5m W x 2.1m H on reinforced concrete base slab, relocation of existing generator with dimensions 5m L x 1.5m W x 2.25m H and fuel tank with dimensions 1.6m L x 1m W x 1.5 H, 1.8m high chain-link security fence surrounding the new site boundary, 1.2m high single leaf heavy duty field gate for access to adjacent planting area, temporary removal of a 5m section of hedgerow to increase the size of the existing access into the site north of Bishop Sutton SPS to facilitate construction vehicle access and area of light duty stone covering the remaining area of the site extension).
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25/03884/FUL Granted
Pumping Station, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Change the land use of the area surrounding Bishop Sutton SPS from agricultural to Wessex Water operational land. Extend the existing site boundary by an area of approximately 320m2 to the west. Install features within and in land adjacent to the site extension to include below ground storage tank, access covers, manholes, and below ground pipework associated with the new storage tank, extension of 13m to the existing tanker parking area, roadside control kiosk with dimensions 3.1m L x 0.5m W x 2.1m H on reinforced concrete base slab, relocation of existing generator with dimensions 5m L x 1.5m W x 2.25m H and fuel tank with dimensions 1.6m L x 1m W x 1.5 H, 1.8m high chain-link security fence surrounding the new site boundary, 1.2m high single leaf heavy duty field gate for access to adjacent planting area, temporary removal of a 5m section of hedgerow to increase the size of the existing access into the site north of Bishop Sutton SPS to facilitate construction vehicle access and area of light duty stone covering the remaining area of the site extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
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Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 22 April 2026, 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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Pumping Station, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of conditions 7 (Landscape Design Proposals) of application 25/03884/FUL (Change the land use of the area surrounding Bishop Sutton SPS from agricultural to Wessex Water operational land. Extend the existing site boundary by an area of approximately 320m2 to the west. Install features within and in land adjacent to the site extension to include below ground storage tank, access covers, manholes, and below ground pipework associated with the new storage tank, extension of 13m to the existing tanker parking area, roadside control kiosk with dimensions 3.1m L x 0.5m W x 2.1m H on reinforced concrete base slab, relocation of existing generator with dimensions 5m L x 1.5m W x 2.25m H and fuel tank with dimensions 1.6m L x 1m W x 1.5 H, 1.8m high chain-link security fence surrounding the new site boundary, 1.2m high single leaf heavy duty field gate for access to adjacent planting area, temporary removal of a 5m section of hedgerow to increase the size of the existing access into the site north of Bishop Sutton SPS to facilitate construction vehicle access and area of light duty stone covering the remaining area of the site extension)
Granted Conditions Extension TreesSmall domestic -
Pumping Station, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of condition 2 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan (Pre-commencement)) of application 25/03884/FUL (Change the land use of the area surrounding Bishop Sutton SPS from agricultural to Wessex Water operational land. Extend the existing site boundary by an area of approximately 320m2 to the west. Install features within and in land adjacent to the site extension to include below ground storage tank, access covers, manholes, and below ground pipework associated with the new storage tank, extension of 13m to the existing tanker parking area, roadside control kiosk with dimensions 3.1m L x 0.5m W x 2.1m H on reinforced concrete base slab, relocation of existing generator with dimensions 5m L x 1.5m W x 2.25m H and fuel tank with dimensions 1.6m L x 1m W x 1.5 H, 1.8m high chain-link security fence surrounding the new site boundary, 1.2m high single leaf heavy duty field gate for access to adjacent planting area, temporary removal of a 5m section of hedgerow to increase the size of the existing access into the site north of Bishop Sutton SPS to facilitate construction vehicle access and area of light duty stone covering the remaining area of the site extension).
Granted Conditions Extension TreesSmall domestic -
Pumping Station, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of condition 3 (Arb Method Statement (pre-commencement)) of application 25/03884/FUL (Change the land use of the area surrounding Bishop Sutton SPS from agricultural to Wessex Water operational land. Extend the existing site boundary by an area of approximately 320m2 to the west. Install features within and in land adjacent to the site extension to include below ground storage tank, access covers, manholes, and below ground pipework associated with the new storage tank, extension of 13m to the existing tanker parking area, roadside control kiosk with dimensions 3.1m L x 0.5m W x 2.1m H on reinforced concrete base slab, relocation of existing generator with dimensions 5m L x 1.5m W x 2.25m H and fuel tank with dimensions 1.6m L x 1m W x 1.5 H, 1.8m high chain-link security fence surrounding the new site boundary, 1.2m high single leaf heavy duty field gate for access to adjacent planting area, temporary removal of a 5m section of hedgerow to increase the size of the existing access into the site north of Bishop Sutton SPS to facilitate construction vehicle access and area of light duty stone covering the remaining area of the site extension).
Granted Conditions Extension TreesSmall domestic -
Pumping Station, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of condition 5 (Desk Study and Site Walkover (pre-commencement)) of application 25/03884/FUL (Change the land use of the area surrounding Bishop Sutton SPS from agricultural to Wessex Water operational land. Extend the existing site boundary by an area of approximately 320m2 to the west. Install features within and in land adjacent to the site extension to include below ground storage tank, access covers, manholes, and below ground pipework associated with the new storage tank, extension of 13m to the existing tanker parking area, roadside control kiosk with dimensions 3.1m L x 0.5m W x 2.1m H on reinforced concrete base slab, relocation of existing generator with dimensions 5m L x 1.5m W x 2.25m H and fuel tank with dimensions 1.6m L x 1m W x 1.5 H, 1.8m high chain-link security fence surrounding the new site boundary, 1.2m high single leaf heavy duty field gate for access to adjacent planting area, temporary removal of a 5m section of hedgerow to increase the size of the existing access into the site north of Bishop Sutton SPS to facilitate construction vehicle access and area of light duty stone covering the remaining area of the site extension).
Granted Conditions Extension TreesSmall domestic -
Pumping Station, Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Change the land use of the area surrounding Bishop Sutton SPS from agricultural to Wessex Water operational land. Extend the existing site boundary by an area of approximately 320m2 to the west. Install features within and in land adjacent to the site extension to include below ground storage tank, access covers, manholes, and below ground pipework associated with the new storage tank, extension of 13m to the existing tanker parking area, roadside control kiosk with dimensions 3.1m L x 0.5m W x 2.1m H on reinforced concrete base slab, relocation of existing generator with dimensions 5m L x 1.5m W x 2.25m H and fuel tank with dimensions 1.6m L x 1m W x 1.5 H, 1.8m high chain-link security fence surrounding the new site boundary, 1.2m high single leaf heavy duty field gate for access to adjacent planting area, temporary removal of a 5m section of hedgerow to increase the size of the existing access into the site north of Bishop Sutton SPS to facilitate construction vehicle access and area of light duty stone covering the remaining area of the site extension.
Granted Full applications Extension TreesSmall domestic -
Little Orchard , Ham Lane, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5TY
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