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25 Leigh Road Street Somerset BA16 0HB

2023/2003/TCAWorks/Felling Trees in a CAApproved

Approved on 20 November 2023

Council decision: TCA ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Magnolia (1) - Raise over roof to give 1m clearance. Cut back side growth by 1 to 1.5m to reduce end weight.Fig (2) - Reduce by 40%. thin by 20%.Mulberry (3) - Thin by 10%. Reduce crown by 1.5m

Received
18 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Mendip
Ward
Street Division
Agent
Chris Groves Associates
  1. Received18 Oct
  2. Validated18 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Nov
  5. Decided20 Nov

Decided in 33 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 25 Leigh Road Street Somerset BA16 0HB. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 2 weeks quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Street conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Street Division. We hold 87 applications in total for the BA16 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
BA16 0HB
Application type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Street Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 October 2023
Consultation expiry
14 November 2023
Target decision date
29 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Chris Groves Associates
Agent address
Chris Groves Associates Wee Tree Nurseries West Buckland Wellington TA21 9LD

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice end
14 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12537342
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: StreetPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: HindhaysOn this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

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