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Grass Verges along Gardenhurst and, The Grove, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8

11/26/00007Works to TreesApproved

Approved on 21 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Fell 1No. Beech (T19) (TPO Ref T5) due to significant Meripilus giganteus colonisation. Crown reduce 1No. Sycamore (T18) (TPO Ref T6) by 1-2m to suitable reduction point (with finishing dimensions of approx. height of 15m and spread of 8m), following neighbouring tree removal. Repollard 1No. Plane (T1) (TPO Ref A3) to previous reduction points, removing epicormic and stem growth to 4m and install non-invasive static brace. Crown lift 1No. Oak (T2) (TPO Ref A3) to 4m over garden and 5.4m over road by removal of secondary growth, reduce extended branch over garden by 3m, remove deadwood (upper central stem and at 10m to west) and remove Ivy throughout. Crown lift/removal of stem growth to 4m 1No. Beech (T3) (TPO Ref A3), crown reduce declining central stem by 3-4m and remove ivy throughout and self-seeded oak at base. Crown lift 1No. Beech (T4) (TPO Ref A3) to 4m, over path and garden, crown reduce declining central stem by 4-5m and remove basal epicormic and stem growth to 3m. Crown lift 1No. Horse Chestnut (T5) (TPO Ref A3) to 4m, removing extended low limb over garden and deadwood.

Submitted
21 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received21 Jan
  2. Validated21 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Feb
  5. Decided21 Feb

Decided in 31 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a tree application at Grass Verges along Gardenhurst and, The Grove, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8. Sedgemoor has handled 297 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 4 days quicker than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. 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
Burnham & Highbridge

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 January 2026
Consultation start
21 January 2026
Target decision date
21 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
31 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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