Planning application
Kingswood Preparatory School , College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Beech T1 - remove tree to 5m monolith with habitat creation, multiple large historic pruning wound on the same axial radius with poor occlusion and on set heart wood decay.
As published by the council, reference 26/01479/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01479/TPO
- Type
- Tree Works subject to TPO
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Lansdown
- Postcode
- BA1 5SD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01479/TCA Granted
Kingswood Preparatory School , College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SD
Beech T1 - remove tree to 5m monolith with habitat creation, multiple large historic pruning wound on the same axial radius with poor occlusion and on set heart wood decay.
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25/03132/TCA Granted
Kingswood Preparatory School , College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SD
T1 & T4, Lime - Crown reduce to 12m. T2, Sycamore - reduce to 10m habitat pole. T3, T5, T6, Lime - Crown reduce to 16m
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24/03170/TPO Granted
Kingswood Preparatory School , College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SD
T1 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce tree to historical pollard points / monolith at approx 5 meters
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21/03470/TPO Granted
Kingswood Preparatory School, College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SD
T114 Ash - fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bath and North East Somerset took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bath and North East Somerset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bath and North East Somerset decided tree works applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Kingswood Preparatory School , College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SD
T1 & T4, Lime - Crown reduce to 12m. T2, Sycamore - reduce to 10m habitat pole. T3, T5, T6, Lime - Crown reduce to 16m
Granted Trees -
Kingswood Preparatory School , College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SD
T1 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce tree to historical pollard points / monolith at approx 5 meters
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Kingswood Preparatory School, College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SD
T114 Ash - fell
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Kingswood Preparatory School , College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SD
Beech T1 - remove tree to 5m monolith with habitat creation, multiple large historic pruning wound on the same axial radius with poor occlusion and on set heart wood decay.
Granted Trees -
1 Sion Hill Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SJ
Non-Material Amendment to (21/00576/REM) (Removal of condition 5 (sound insulation) of application 19/04567/FUL (Change of use from non-residential school (Use Class D1), formerly, and extraneous, part of Kingswood School, to 5 No. Residential apartments (Use Class C3) to include associated renovation, extension and conversion works.)
Granted Amendments New dwelling Extension -
1 Sion Hill Place, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SJ
Discharge of Condition 3 of application 19/04567/FUL. Change of use from non-residential school (Use Class D1), formerly, and extraneous, part of Kingswood School, to 5 No. Residential apartments (Use Class C3) to include associated renovation, extension and conversion works.
Withdrawn Conditions New dwelling Extension 6 docs
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26/03448/TCA Awaiting decision
Woodborough Farm, Woodborough Hill, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Poplar T2 - fell.
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26/03450/TCA Awaiting decision
Maisonette, 12 Bathwick Street, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6NY
Poplar T1 - re-pollard back to previous pollard points. Silver Birch T2 - prune to clear wires by approximately 0.5m.
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26/03449/TCA Awaiting decision
Westend House , The Street, Compton Martin, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6JF
1x Horse Chestnut - reduction by 1.5 - 2 metres.
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26/03467/TCA Awaiting decision
Woodborough Hill Cottages, Woodborough Hill, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8LN
Ash T1 - fell. Norway Maple T3 - pollard by 5 meters to reduce weight on weak fork.
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26/03451/TCA Awaiting decision
11 Millward Terrace , High Street, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7NP
Willow - fell. Gum tree - fell