Planning application
5 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Felling of 4 trees in the conservation area situated in the front garden of 5 Bailbrook Lane. Please refer to the attached sketch plan and photographs for additional information: Trees 1 and 2: Cypress/Leylandii trees - self planted very close to established Norwegian Maple - Fell Trees 3 and 4 - 2no. Cypress/Leyandii on boundary with Bailbrook Lane -Fell
As published by the council, reference 26/01334/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01334/TCA
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Con Area
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Lambridge
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
- Postcode
- BA1 7AH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02637/TCA Granted
5 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AH
Leyland Cypress (Cupressus x leylandii) T1 - fell to ground level. Leyland Cypress (Cupressus x leylandii) T2 - fell to ground level.
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26/01755/TCA Granted
5 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AH
Holly (T1) - Reduce crown by approx. 2-3m to manage crown size and fell the tallest stem.
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26/01335/TCA Granted
5 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AH
T1 and T2 - Fell - growing sideways and at risk of causing damage
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21/03051/TCA Granted
5 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AH
Leylandii (T1, T2, T3, T4) - fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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18 May 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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Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 18 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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5 Bailbrook Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7AH
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Holly (T1) - Reduce crown by approx. 2-3m to manage crown size and fell the tallest stem.
Granted Trees -
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T1 and T2 - Fell - growing sideways and at risk of causing damage
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