Kings School Plox Bruton Somerset BA10 0ED

17/02872/TCATree(s) in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 20 July 2017

Council decision: Application Permitted

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Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out tree works to various trees within a conservation area

Received: 29 June 2017
Council: South Somerset
Ward: BRUTON

ReceivedReceived29 Jun
ValidatedValidated29 Jun
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date10 Aug
DecidedDecided20 Jul

Decided in 21 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Kings School Plox Bruton Somerset BA10 0ED. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Bruton conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 772 applications in total for the BA10 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: BA10 0ED
Application type: Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Bruton
District: EAST

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 June 2017
Target decision date: 10 August 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Chris Groves Associates Wee Tree Nurseries West Buckland Wellington Somerset TA21 9LD

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 6

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Bruton
Listed building: Grade II: The Berkeley Altar Tomb, in Churchyard 9 Metres South of the Organ Chamber, Church of Sai…On or next to this site · +3 more
Scheduled monument: Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's SchoolPart of the site
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue 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 (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, 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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