Merlioun, Mark Road, Burtle, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8NJ
Proposal
Reduce spread of 3No. Horse Chestnuts (within TPO Ref Group G1) on western side by 1.5m
- Received
- 1 July 2024
- Decided
- 3 August 2024 · Granted Permission
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Sedgemoor
- ReceivedSubmitted1 Jul
- ValidatedValidated1 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date3 Aug
- DecidedDecided3 Aug
Decided in 33 days (council typically 35)
This is a tree application at Merlioun, Mark Road, Burtle, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8NJ. Sedgemoor has handled 297 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 32 days. This one was decided in 33 days. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,063 applications in total for the TA7 postcode area.
Application Details
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Additional Information
Source: Sedgemoor
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202325 Sep
Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 55/23/00001
ApprovedNon-material amendment55/23/00004 - 20233 Mar
Erection of first floor extension to detached garage to allow for office space.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission55/23/00001 - 201813 Aug
3 No. Horse Chestnuts (with Group G1) crown lift to a height of 2m on west side and reduce spread on west…
ApprovedWorks to Trees55/18/00002
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (21)
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, 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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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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