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18 Wembdon Orchard, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7PH

51/26/00002Works to TreesApproved

Approved on 9 May 2026

Proposal

Crown reduce 1No. Lime (T1) (TPO Ref T1) in height and spread by approx. 2-3m all round leaving the tree approx. 11-12m in width and 13m in height.

Submitted
10 April 2026
Council
Sedgemoor
  1. Received10 Apr
  2. Validated10 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 May
  5. Decided9 May

Decided in 29 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a tree application at 18 Wembdon Orchard, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7PH. 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 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,334 applications in total for the TA6 postcode area.

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

Postcode
TA6 7PH
Application type
Works to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wembdon

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 April 2026
Consultation start
10 April 2026
Target decision date
9 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
4 River View Combwich Bridgwater TA5 2RE

Planning decision

Statutory period
29 days

Additional information

Documents
4

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 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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