Planning application
Lower Farmhouse, Lower Farm Lane, Corston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9AQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Yew tree - reduce overall size of crown by one-third and lift crown to height of guttering on west side - to reduce the height of the trees crown to 8 metres above ground level and propose to raise the base of the crown by 1m.
As published by the council, reference 26/00844/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00844/TCA
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Con Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Saltford
- Parish
- Corston
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
- Postcode
- BA2 9AQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Apr 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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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 15 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.
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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