Planning application
St John's Church, Upper Bristol Road, Lower Weston, Bath, BA1 3DD
Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.
Proposal
Consultation request from Diocese of Bath and Wells for St John's Church to be closed for regular public worship and appropriated to use for Christian worship.
As published by the council, reference 26/02129/CONSLT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02129/CONSLT
- Type
- Consultation
- Status
- Application Withdrawn
- Decision
- Withdrawn As published: Application Withdrawn
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 May 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Kingsmead
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
- Postcode
- BA1 3DD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/03686/TCA Granted
St John's Church, Upper Bristol Road, Lower Weston, Bath, BA1 3DD
Hornbeam T1 - cut back from street furniture up to 2m, lift over footpath to 3m, over carriageway to 6m. Birch T2- cut back from street light up to 1.5m. Rowan T3 - fell to ground level. Hornbeam T4 - re-pollard (reduce by 1.5m.) Hornbeam T5 - re-pollard (reduce by 1.5m.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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8 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Withdrawn
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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St John's Church, Upper Bristol Road, Lower Weston, Bath, BA1 3DD
Hornbeam T1 - cut back from street furniture up to 2m, lift over footpath to 3m, over carriageway to 6m. Birch T2- cut back from street light up to 1.5m. Rowan T3 - fell to ground level. Hornbeam T4 - re-pollard (reduce by 1.5m.) Hornbeam T5 - re-pollard (reduce by 1.5m.)
Granted Trees -
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Hornbeam (T1) - 2m crown reduction back to previous cuts. Cut back almost to perimeter of outside wall. Birch (T2) - Crown lift to 4m, clear branches away from streetlight. Thin remaining crown by 10%. Rowan (T3) - Thin mistletoe by 50%. Remove stubs from old pruning and carry out minor reshaping and re balancing. 2no. Hornbeam (T4) - 2m crown reduction back to previous cuts. Shape and re balance. Remove deadwood. 2no. pittosporum bushes (T5) - 3m reduction in height. Shape remaining.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
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Hornbeam (1.) - reduction radial by 2 m. Prune to previous pruning cuts. Shape and balance. Birch (2.) - crown lift to 4 m. Remove branches obscuring lamp post. Crown thin 10%. Rowan (3.) - minor shape and balance. Hornbeam (4.) - reduction radial by 2 m. Prune to previous pruning cuts. Shape and balance. Hornbeam (5.) - reduction radial by 2 m. Prune to previous pruning cuts. Shape and balance. Pittisporum (6.) - reduction height by 3 m. Pittisporum (7.) - reduction height by 3 m.
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