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4 The Firs, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5ED

22/04040/TCATree Works Notification in Con AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 9 November 2022

Council decision: NO OBJECTIONNon-Planning applications

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Birch - Reduce height and spread by 1.5m

Received
5 October 2022
Decision level
Non-Planning applications
Ward
Combe Down
  1. Received5 Oct
  2. Validated5 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Nov
  5. Decided9 Nov

Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 The Firs, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5ED. Bath has handled 1,183 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than Bath's typical decision time. The site is in the Bath conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 109 applications across Combe Down. We hold 3,428 applications in total for the BA2 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at Bath and North East Somerset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BA2 5ED
Application type
Tree Works Notification in Con Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 October 2022
Target decision date
16 November 2022
Permission expires
9 November 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
C/O Mr Carl Pedley Units 22-25 Cross Lanes Farm Cross Lanes Pill Bristol BS20 0JJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11598413
UPRN
010001132033
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bath
  • World Heritage Site: City of Bath
  • SSSI: Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSINext to the site
  • Special Area of Conservation: Bath & Bradford on Avon BatsNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    31 Oct

    Birch - Reduce by 1-1.5m

    ApprovedTree Works Notification in Con Area25/04230/TCA

Source: Bath

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