Holyrood House Holyrood Street Chard Somerset TA20 2DN

14/04279/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 20 October 2014

Council decision: Application Permitted with Conditions

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Proposal

Application to carry out works to a Holm Oak tree within South Somerset District Council Tree Preservation Order (Chard District Council) 1972 (GR 332247/108253)

Received: 19 September 2014
Council: South Somerset
Ward: CHARD HOLYROOD

ReceivedReceived19 Sep
ValidatedValidated19 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Nov
DecidedDecided20 Oct

Decided in 31 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Holyrood House Holyrood Street Chard Somerset TA20 2DN. South Somerset has handled 1,950 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 11 days quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Chard conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 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 2DN
Application type: Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Chard
District: WEST

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 September 2014
Target decision date: 14 November 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Hi-Line Contractors SW Ltd Brookfield Yard Tedburn Road Whitestone Exeter EX4 2HF

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Chard
Listed building: Grade II: Holyrood HouseOn this site · +8 more
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, 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.

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Source: South Somerset

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