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The Old Rectory, St Marys Street, Axbridge, BS26 2BN

02/25/00023Works to Trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 18 October 2025

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Crown reduce 1No. Paper Bark Maple (T1) by less than 1m and shape to natural growth points. Crown reduce 1No. Red Maple (T2) by 1.5m and shape for aesthetics. Reduce 1No. Walnut (T3) on southern side up to 2m to restrict further lean on the main stem and reduce crown by 1.5m to natural growth points. Reduce height of 1No. Cherry (T4) by 1m and reduce lateral limbs overhanging the lane by 1.5m.

Submitted
18 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received18 Sep
  2. Validated18 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Oct
  5. Decided18 Oct

Decided in 30 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Old Rectory, St Marys Street, Axbridge, BS26 2BN. Sedgemoor has handled 297 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 5 days quicker than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. The site is in the Axbridge conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 814 applications in total for the BS26 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at Sedgemoor were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 5 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BS26 2BN
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Axbridge

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 September 2025
Consultation start
18 September 2025
Target decision date
18 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
15 Knightcott Gardens Banwell BS29 6HG

Planning decision

Statutory period
30 days

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (20)

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, 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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    10 Jun

    Erection of a single storey extension to rear (South) elevation, on site of existing (to be demolished).

    WithdrawnFull Planning Permission02/22/00014
  2. 2020
    17 Aug

    Erection of a single storey extension to South elevation to form a sun room, on site of existing lean-to and…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission02/20/00024
  3. 2016
    11 Feb

    Loft conversion, construction of dormer window and insertion of conservation roof lights.

    WithdrawnFull Planning Permission02/16/00005
  4. 2014
    21 Jan

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed removal of part of boundary wall to Southern…

    ApprovedCert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev02/14/00001
  5. 2013
    11 Dec

    Fell 1 No. arbutus strawberry tree and 1 No. Conifer.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area02/13/00029

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