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Midways 35 Styles Close Frome Somerset BA11 5JS

2019/2049/TPOWorks/Felling of TPO TreesRefused

Refused on 20 November 2019

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Proposed works to tree(s) covered by a Tree Protection Order (TPO) - T1 (Oak - owned by MDC). Prune back over the boundary of no. 35 - pruning branches growing over by 1-1.5m.

Received
14 August 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Council
Mendip
Ward
Frome Berkley Down (Historic)
  1. Received14 Aug
  2. Validated14 Aug
  3. Consult.9 Sep
  4. Target9 Oct
  5. Decided20 Nov

Decided in 98 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Midways 35 Styles Close Frome Somerset BA11 5JS. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 7 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,500 applications in total for the BA11 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
BA11 5JS
Application type
Works/Felling of TPO Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Frome Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 August 2019
Consultation expiry
19 September 2019
Consultation start
19 August 2019
Consultation end
9 September 2019
Neighbour consultation start
19 August 2019
Neighbour consultation end
9 September 2019
Target decision date
9 October 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Acer Tree Surgeons
Agent address
85 High Street Chapmanslade BA13 4AN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 August 2019
Advertisement expiry
19 September 2019

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
6

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Mendip

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