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Westovers, West End, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4BA

50/26/00076Works to Trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 10 November 2026

Council decision: Granted Permission

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Crown reduce 1No. Field Maple (T1) by 2.5m all round. Crown reduce 1No. Magnolia (T2) by 1.5m all round.

Submitted
7 October 2026
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received7 Oct
  2. Validated7 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Nov

Decided in 34 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a planning application at Westovers, West End, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4BA. Sedgemoor has handled 23 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days. The site is in the Wedmore conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 84 applications in total for the BS28 postcode area.

100% of works to trees in conservation area 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
BS28 4BA
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Parish
Wedmore

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Robin Offer

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Wedmore
  • Listed building: Grade II: Westovers and Attached WallOn or next to this site
  • 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 (19)

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, 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

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    13 Aug

    Fell 1No. Elderflower (T1)

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area50/25/00076

Source: Sedgemoor

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