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Phoenix House Dommetts Lane Frome Somerset BA11 4JT

2026/0231/TCAWorks/Felling Trees in a CAApproved

Approved on 19 March 2026

Council decision: TCA Approval (No Objection)Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

G1 - Laurel and beech - Cut back the branches growing over the roof (west side of canopy) to give approximately 2.5 metres clearance. T1 - Ash: Cut back the branches that are growing towards the roof and guttering (west side of canopy) to give approximately 2.5 meters clearance. T2 - Conifer: The conifer will be crown raised over the path to give 2.5 meters clearance above ground level.

Received
5 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Council
Mendip
Ward
Frome West Division
Agent
Acer Tree Surgeons Ltd
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Mar
  5. Decided19 Mar

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Phoenix House Dommetts Lane Frome Somerset BA11 4JT. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Frome West Division. 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 4JT
Application type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Frome Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 February 2026
Consultation expiry
3 March 2026
Target decision date
19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Acer Tree Surgeons Ltd
Agent address
Acer Tree Surgeons Ltd The Old Post Office 85 High Street Chapmanslade BA13 4AN

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice end
3 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14679072
Documents
6
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: FromePart of the site
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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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