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Bell Farm, Hunstrete Lane, Woollard, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4HU

23/02697/TCATree Works Notification in Con AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 23 August 2023

Council decision: NO OBJECTIONNon-Planning applications

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

7 no Willow trees, pollarding to 1.5m above natural ground level Apple tree-extensive prune

Received
20 July 2023
Decision level
Non-Planning applications
Ward
Publow And Whitchurch
  1. Received20 Jul
  2. Validated20 Jul
  3. Consult.14 Aug
  4. Target31 Aug
  5. Decided23 Aug

Decided in 34 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Bell Farm , Hunstrete Lane, Woollard, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4HU. Bath has handled 1,183 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 2 weeks quicker than Bath's typical decision time. The site is in the Woollard conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Publow And Whitchurch. We hold 719 applications in total for the BS39 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
BS39 4HU
Application type
Tree Works Notification in Con Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Publow

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 July 2023
Consultation expiry
14 August 2023
Consultation start
23 August 2023
Consultation end
14 August 2023
Target decision date
31 August 2023
Permission expires
23 August 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12327559
UPRN
010001143643
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: WoollardPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Bell FarmhouseOn this site · +1 more
  • Green belt: Bath and North East Somerset
  • Ancient woodland: Catsley WoodPart of the site

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, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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