St Marys Church, Church Road, Shapwick, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9NH
Proposal
Crown raise low canopy of 1No. Cedar of Lebanon (T1) to 2.4m above ground level over gravestones to allow for mowing access. Fell group of 5No. Monterey Cypress (T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6) and replace with more suitable species. Reduce lateral branches extending towards the church of 1No. Cedar of Lebanon (T7) by 3.6m as practicable. Crown raise low canopy of 1No. Cherry (T8) to 2.4m above ground level to allow for mowing access. Remove 1No. dead unknown species (T17).
- Received
- 18 August 2026
- Decided
- 23 September 2026 · Granted Permission
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Sedgemoor
- ReceivedSubmitted18 Aug
- ValidatedValidated18 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided23 Sep
Decided in 36 days (council typically 35)
This is a planning application at St Marys Church, Church Road, Shapwick, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9NH. Sedgemoor has handled 14 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 39 days. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 days quicker than Sedgemoor's median. The site is in the Shapwick conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,063 applications in total for the TA7 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Shapwick
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- 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 (20)
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, 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.
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