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Firbank Cottage Castle Cary Road North Cadbury Yeovil Somerset

04/02795/TCATree(s) in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 25 October 2004

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application to remove one leyland cypress tree (gr 363466/127666)

Received
28 September 2004
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CARY
  1. Received28 Sep
  2. Validated28 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Nov
  5. Decided25 Oct

Decided in 27 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Firbank Cottage Castle Cary Road North Cadbury Yeovil Somerset. South Somerset has handled 1,945 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 North Cadbury conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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

Application type
Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
North Cadbury

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 September 2004
Target decision date
8 November 2004
Committee meeting
10 November 2004
Decision issued
26 October 2004

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Hillside Yarlington Wincanton Somerset BA9 8DN

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: North Cadbury
  • Listed building: Grade II: The LaurelsOn or next to 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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