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Old School House Church Street Croscombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA5 3QS

2025/0344/TCAWorks/Felling Trees in a CAPending Decision

Proposal

Magnolia tree crown to receive a modest reduction in size.

Received
25 February 2025
Target decision date
8 April 2025
Council
Mendip
Ward
Shepton Mallet Division
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Apr
  5. Decided
7 weeks typical decision time in Mendip96% of trees applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a tree application at Old School House Church Street Croscombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA5 3QS. Mendip has handled 775 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 47 days. It was submitted on 25 February 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Croscombe conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Shepton Mallet Division. We hold 1,930 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2025/0344/TCA
Address
Old School House Church Street Croscombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA5 3QS
Postcode
BA5 3QS
Local Authority
Mendip
Application Type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Registered
Ward
Shepton Mallet Division
Parish
Croscombe Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
25 February 2025
Consultation Expiry
25 March 2025
Target Decision Date
8 April 2025
Date Validated
25 February 2025
Date Submitted
25 February 2025

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Site Notice End
25 March 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13802266
Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
10
Coordinates
51.197110, -2.588512
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Mendip

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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    12 Aug

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Re-Pointing) on listed building consent 2022/1215/LBC

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2024/1428/APP
  2. 2023
    26 Sep

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Joinery details) on listed building consent…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2023/1831/APP
  3. 2022
    14 Jun

    Erection of entrance porch and mezzanine and refurbishment.

    ApprovedListed building consent2022/1215/LBC
  4. 2022
    14 Jun

    Erection of entrance porch and mezzanine and refurbishment.

    ApprovedHouseholder2022/1214/HSE
  5. 2021
    25 May

    T1 - Bay - Fell

    ApprovedWorks/Felling Trees in a CA2021/1323/TCA
  6. 2021
    13 Apr

    Erection of a new entrance porch, installation of a mezzanine gallery, replace window with door, infill…

    WithdrawnFull Application2021/0940/FUL

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Croscombe
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Old Grammar SchoolOn this site · +2 more
  • 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.

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