Planning application
Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Sycamore T1 - reduce by 2m and rebalance crown.
As published by the council, reference 26/03413/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03413/TCA
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Con Area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Widcombe And Lyncombe
- Postcode
- BA2 6AE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/03725/TCA Granted
Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
Ash (T1) - Reduce to a 4.5m monolith due to rot at the base making the tree unstable.
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25/03725/TPO Awaiting decision
Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
Ash (T1) - Reduce to a 4.5m monolith due to rot at the base making the tree unstable.
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24/03283/TCA Granted
Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
T1 -Yew (has extensive die back) - Remove dying and infected material to circa 3.5-5m in height and reduce the sides to create a balanced framework.
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23/00667/TPO Split decision
Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
Beech (Tree 1) -reduce the western stem by 4.5 metres height and shape the retained canopy to look as natural as possible. Blend in the hole in the canopy created by the reduction by smoothing out the hole's edges.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 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 52 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 35 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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Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
T1 -Yew (has extensive die back) - Remove dying and infected material to circa 3.5-5m in height and reduce the sides to create a balanced framework.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
Ash (T1) - Reduce to a 4.5m monolith due to rot at the base making the tree unstable.
Granted Trees -
Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
100% historically approved · decision due ~19 Nov
Ash (T1) - Reduce to a 4.5m monolith due to rot at the base making the tree unstable.
Awaiting decision Trees -
Gaia , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
Beech (Tree 1) -reduce the western stem by 4.5 metres height and shape the retained canopy to look as natural as possible. Blend in the hole in the canopy created by the reduction by smoothing out the hole's edges.
Split decision Trees 5 docs -
Widcombe Hill House, Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
Cut down dead tree on boundary with Greenlea. Remove dead fallen Mulberry Tree from NW corner of garden.
Granted Trees -
Widcombe Hill House , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6AE
Copper beech - Reduce by 2-3m all round at the lower level and raise the crown by 1.5m to clear the neighbouring building. Tree on north boundary - Remove climbing vegetation and reduce mass (approx. 4m height reduction).
Granted Trees
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26/03335/TCA Granted
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26/03330/TCA Granted
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26/03336/TCA Granted
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26/03408/TCA Granted
Homefield , Copseland, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EA
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26/03244/TCA Granted
Hanham Lodge , Hanham Lane, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7PF
T 1, Ash: Fraxinus excelsior, remove to ground level.