Planning application
St Nicholas Church , Church Street, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Box bush in flower bed adjacent to Church decimated by box tree caterpillars - remove and replace with Berberis.
As published by the council, reference 26/02803/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02803/TCA
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Con Area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Radstock
- Parish
- Radstock
- Postcode
- BA3 3QG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02801/TCA Granted
St Nicholas Church , Church Street, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QG
Box Hedging has been decimated by Box Tree caterpillars. Remove and replace with native hedging, including hawthorn.
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26/01977/TCA Granted
St Nicholas Church, Church Street, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QG
Large Box tree - top branches to remove affected areas by box tree caterpillars.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 September 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 500 metres
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St Nicholas Church, Church Street, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QG
Large Box tree - top branches to remove affected areas by box tree caterpillars.
Granted Trees -
St Nicholas Church , Church Street, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QG
Box Hedging has been decimated by Box Tree caterpillars. Remove and replace with native hedging, including hawthorn.
Granted Trees -
St Nicholas Church Centre, Church Street, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QG
Beech tree - cut back the branches to create a 10ft vertical clearance above the access.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
The Willows , 13 Church Street, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QG
Ash T1 - reduce crown spread and height by 3/4 metres. Ash T2 - reduce crown spread and height by 3/4 metres. Ash T3 - fell to ground level. Ash T4 - reduce Eastern aspect of crown back to 1st major growth point. Crack Willow T5 - reduce crown by 2/3 meters, crown raise to give adequate clearance of sheds below. Crack Willow T6 - major bark necrosis present and failed limb - remove an 8m section adjacent failed limb. Apple T7 - crown raise lowest limbs. Sensitive reduction in height 1/2 meters. Goat Willow T8 - 3-4m upper crown reduction.
Granted Trees -
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95% historically approved · decision due ~23 Jul
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Awaiting decision Full applications -
Leigh House Trust Health Centre, 1 Wells Road, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3RN
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Granted Conditions
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