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Fig Tree Cottage Church Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SP

11/03412/TCATree(s) in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 20 September 2011

Council decision: Application Permitted

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Proposal

Application to fell 1 No. Holly tree, 1 No. Hawthorne tree and 1 No. Ash tree all within a conservation area. (GR 341905/112628)

Received
31 August 2011
Council
South Somerset
Ward
EGGWOOD
  1. Received31 Aug
  2. Validated31 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Oct
  5. Decided20 Sep

Decided in 20 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Fig Tree Cottage Church Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SP. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 20 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Hinton St George conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 521 applications in total for the TA17 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
TA17 8SP
Application type
Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hinton St George
District
WEST

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 August 2011
Target decision date
12 October 2011

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hinton St George
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    25 Apr

    Notification of intent to fell No. 1 tree within a Conservation Area.

    ApprovedWork to Trees24/01026/TCA

Source: South Somerset

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