Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Status on council recordCouncil status: No Objection
Ashton , 26 Sion Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SG
Last published check: 25 Oct 2026, 09:09. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Last published check: 25 Oct 2026, 09:09 (UK)
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1T Horse Chestnut - To reduce the branches overextending from the neighbouring back to boundary (0.5m). 3T Sycamore - To reduce the crown of the tree by roughly 2.5-3m this will reduce the boughs that are overextending the carport. Ash tree - To crown raise the boughs of the neighbouring Ash tree to clear roughly 6m overhead. 7T Dead Tree - failed due to Honey Fungus. Fell. 12T Pittosporum - Reduce by up to 0.5m. 13G Pears - To fell. 14T, 15T, 16T, 17G Hazel - Coppice to just below fence height. 18T Apple - Reduce the Apple by up to 2.5/3m to balance the weight in the crown. 19T Hazel - Coppice to just below fence height. 20T Apple - To reduce by roughly 3-4m to free the tree from a Holly that is overextending from road and thin the crown by roughly 20%. Overextending Holly - reduce back to boundary the overextending branches. 21G Hazel - To coppice the Hazels in 21G to roughly fence height. 22T Sycamore - Fell. 23T Yew - To reduce the Yew by roughly 1.5-2m to maintain the trees size. 24T Hazel - To coppice that is growing in amongst the Yew tree to roughly 5ft. 25T Prunus - To fell. 26T Maple - To reduce the Maple tree by roughly 2.5m to remove the crossing branches and deadwood. 27T Willow - To fell. 28T Magnolia - To reduce by roughly 1.5m. 29T Apple - To fell. 30T Pear - Fell. 31T Prunus - Reduce by roughly 1.5-2m. 32G 2 x Leylandii - Fell. 32G, 33G Hazels - To coppice to roughly fence height. 34T Sycamore - To reduce by roughly 1.5-2m.
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