Planning application
2 Combeside, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LU
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lime T1 - crown thin the canopy by 20% concentrating on the upper epicormic growth, remove the major dead wood and remove the first heavy branch to the rear of the tree.
As published by the council, reference 26/03492/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03492/TCA
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Con Area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 14 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Widcombe And Lyncombe
- Postcode
- BA2 4LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 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 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.
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1 Combeside, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LU
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Granted Trees -
4 Combeside, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LU
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Granted Trees 3 docs -
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Granted Trees 3 docs -
Timberlee , Lyncombe Vale Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4LS
100% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct
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Awaiting decision Trees -
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26/03602/TP5 Awaiting decision
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