Planning application
4 St Catherine's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BS
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Ash T1 - clear out deadwood. Cypress T2 - fell. Cypress T3 - fell. Cypress T4 - reduce height by approximately 2m and reduce by 1m to clear building. Cypress G1 - reduce hedge by approximately 1m to previous height. Holly and Prunus G2 - crown reduction by approximately 1m. 3x Cypress G3 - fell. Hazel T5 - coppice to approximately 1m.
As published by the council, reference 26/03702/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03702/TCA
- Type
- Tree Works Notification in Con Area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 24 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bathwick
- Postcode
- BA2 6BS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00599/TCA Granted
4 St Catherine's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BS
T1 (Ash)- Remove tree limbs which overhang garden room and remove lower limbs to crown raise to 4m. H2 (Conifer)- Trim conifer and mixed species hedging, on client side and top, to control size and re-establish shape. T3 (Apple)- Crown reduce by approximately 1.5m. T4 - (Ash)- Section fell at bottom of lower garden which is showing signs of Ash dieback and is supressing nearby trees.
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21/02931/FUL Granted
4 St Catherine's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BS
Erection of a single storey extension to provide ancillary accommodation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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1 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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.
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4 St Catherine's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BS
T1 (Ash)- Remove tree limbs which overhang garden room and remove lower limbs to crown raise to 4m. H2 (Conifer)- Trim conifer and mixed species hedging, on client side and top, to control size and re-establish shape. T3 (Apple)- Crown reduce by approximately 1.5m. T4 - (Ash)- Section fell at bottom of lower garden which is showing signs of Ash dieback and is supressing nearby trees.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
4 St Catherine's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BS
Erection of a single storey extension to provide ancillary accommodation.
Granted Full applications Extension 14 docsSmall domestic -
5 St Catherine's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BS
Non-Material Amendment to application 23/02637/FUL (Proposed loft and garage conversion and associated alteration works)
Withdrawn Amendments -
5 St Catherine's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BS
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 23/02637/FUL (Proposed loft and garage conversion and associated alteration works).
Granted Amendments -
5 St Catherine's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BS
Apple T1 - fell.
Granted Trees -
3 St Catherine's Close, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6BS
T1 sycamore - Fell.
Granted Trees 4 docs
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26/03330/TCA Granted
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