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4 Southlea Gardens, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA5 2HR

37/26/00032Works to TreesApproved

Approved on 27 June 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Reduce 1No. Oak T1 (TPO Ref T22) by approx. 3m in crown height and 3-4m lateral spread leaving a final tree height of approx. 12m and a spread of approx. 8m, removal of deadwood throughout the crown and lower canopy thinning to approx. 15% to manage excessive epicormic growth and improve the overall structure of the tree.

Submitted
28 May 2026
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received28 May
  2. Validated28 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Jun
  5. Decided27 Jun

Decided in 30 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 Southlea Gardens, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA5 2HR. Sedgemoor has handled 297 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 5 days quicker than Sedgemoor's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 788 applications in total for the TA5 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
TA5 2HR
Application type
Works to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
North Petherton

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 May 2026
Consultation start
29 May 2026
Target decision date
27 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Highfield Barn Clayhidon Cullompton Clayhidon EX15 3TS

Planning decision

Statutory period
30 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (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.

Source: Sedgemoor

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