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Chanctonbury , Shaft Road, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7HP

Granted Bath and North East Somerset 26/01188/TPO Tree Works subject to TPO

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 & T2 TWO BEECH TREES - Reduce crown heights and spreads by circa 1.5m branch lengths. Remove any damaged/broken limbs, manage major deadwood on safety grounds by shortening limbs as needed. All cuts to be back to the last cut points. Crown lift the northerly and north easterly low underside branches to provide a clearance of 6-8m above ground level, resulting in small diameter cuts of 8-10cm diameters. (Page 1 picture). Remove or shorten by 50% dense maturing shoots from the southerly and westerly laterals that spread across the tiles. Reshape the westerly crown hemisphere to the last pruning points.

As published by the council, reference 26/01188/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/01188/TPO
Type
Tree Works subject to TPO
Status
Consent
Decision
Granted As published: CONSENT
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Decided
13 May 2026
Ward
Combe Down
Decision by
Non-Planning applications
Postcode
BA2 7HP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Received by Bath and North East Somerset

  2. 13 May 2026

    Decision issued: CONSENT

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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What this grant of permission means

Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 13 May 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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