Land Opposite 4 Hawthorne Close Main Road High Ham Langport Somerset

19/03298/TCAWork to TreesApproved

Approved on 20 December 2019

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Application to carry out Tree Works within a designated Conservation Area

Received: 3 December 2019
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Somerset
Ward: TURN HILL

ReceivedReceived3 Dec
ValidatedValidated3 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Jan
DecidedDecided20 Dec

Decided in 17 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Land Opposite 4 Hawthorne Close Main Road High Ham Langport Somerset. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 17 days, 4 weeks quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the High Ham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings 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: Work to Trees
Scale / size: Small
Parish: High Ham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 December 2019
Target decision date: 14 January 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent: Howe tree surgery
Agent address: 27 Rhydderch Way Crewkerne TA18 8EL

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08335107
Comments: 0
Documents: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: High Ham
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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: South Somerset

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