Rectory Court Vicarage Hill Combe St Nicholas Chard Somerset TA20 3NE

03/02788/TCATree(s) in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 23 October 2003

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Notification of intent to perform surgery works to 1 no. Monkey Puzzle Tree and to prune 1no. Cherry Tree (GR 330051/111290)

Received: 26 September 2003
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Somerset
Ward: BLACKDOWN

ReceivedReceived26 Sep
ValidatedValidated1 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date11 Nov
DecidedDecided23 Oct

Decided in 22 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Rectory Court Vicarage Hill Combe St Nicholas Chard Somerset TA20 3NE. South Somerset has handled 1,950 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Combe St Nicholas conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,867 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at South Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: TA20 3NE
Application type: Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Combe St Nicholas

Planning application dates

Date validated: 1 October 2003
Target decision date: 11 November 2003
Committee meeting: 19 November 2003
Decision issued: 31 October 2003

Planning decision

Statutory period: 41 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 1
Constraints: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Combe St NicholasPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Rectory CourtOn this site
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett 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.

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Source: South Somerset

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