5 Downside Close, Chilcompton, Bath, Somerset, BA3 4EL

105059/002PG29Works/Felling of TPO TreesApproved

Approved on 4 May 2001

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed works to Sycamore tree covered by TPO M1010 (CAT A)

Received: 22 March 2001
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Mendip
Ward: Chilcompton (Historic)

ReceivedReceived22 Mar
ValidatedValidated22 Mar
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date17 May
DecidedDecided4 May

Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 5 Downside Close, Chilcompton, Bath, Somerset, BA3 4EL. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,601 applications in total for the BA3 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Mendip were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: BA3 4EL
Application type: Works/Felling of TPO Trees
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Chilcompton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 March 2001
Consultation expiry: 26 April 2001
Target decision date: 17 May 2001
Application expires: 4 May 2001
Permission expires: 4 May 2006

Applicant and agent

Agent: Thomas Gretton
Agent address: Lower Lodge Kelston Road Bath BA1 9AD

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 5 April 2001
Advertisement expiry: 26 April 2001

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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, 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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© 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.

Source: Mendip

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