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2 Alterhay Cottage Combe St Nicholas Chard Somerset TA20 3LT

15/02227/TCATree(s) in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 19 May 2015

Council decision: Application Permitted

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application to fell 1No. Ash tree within a conservation area (GR 330179/111384)

Received
12 May 2015
Council
South Somerset
Ward
BLACKDOWN
  1. Received12 May
  2. Validated12 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Jun
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 7 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 Alterhay Cottage Combe St Nicholas Chard Somerset TA20 3LT. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 7 days, 5 weeks quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Combe St Nicholas conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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 3LT
Application type
Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Combe St Nicholas

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 May 2015
Target decision date
23 June 2015

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Combe St Nicholas
  • 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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Source: South Somerset

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