Land to the West Of Lions Club, West Quay and rear of, Bridgwater House Car Park, King Square, Bridgwater, Somerset
Approved on 3 October 2018
Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
1 No Wych elm (T1) crown reduce height by 5-6m, crown lift all round up to 4m, re-prune laterals over Homecastle house by 3-4m, reduce remaining lateral growth by 2-3m.
- Submitted
- 4 September 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Sedgemoor
- ReceivedSubmitted4 Sep
- ValidatedValidated4 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date3 Oct
- DecidedDecided3 Oct
Decided in 29 days (council typically 35)
About this application
This is a tree application at Land to the West Of Lions Club, West Quay and rear of, Bridgwater House Car Park, King Square, Bridgwater, Somerset. Sedgemoor has handled 297 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 6 days quicker than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. The site is in the Bridgwater Central Area and Dock conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
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
- Application type
- Works to Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bridgwater
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 September 2018
- Consultation start
- 4 September 2018
- Target decision date
- 3 October 2018
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 4 River View Combwich Bridgwater Somerset TA5 2RE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 29 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Bridgwater Central Area and Dock
- Listed building: Grade I: The Lions and Attached Pavilions, Balustrades, Gate Piers and RailingsOn this site
- Brownfield land register: 12-14 West Quay, Bridgwater, TA6 3HWRegister site at or near this address
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)
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202422 Oct
Installation of demountable partition walls at first floor.
ApprovedListed building consent08/24/00161 - 201812 Jun
Remove 1 No. Ash T1, 1 No. Willow T2 and 1 No. Sycamore T3
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area08/18/00117 - 20186 Apr
Internal alterations and fit out to form an orthodontic practice.
ApprovedListed building consent08/18/00055 - 201725 Oct
Sycamore T1 - remove tree. Ash T2 - remove ivy and elder.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area08/17/00242
Source: Sedgemoor
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