Kings School Plox Bruton BA10 0ED
Approved on 3 August 2020
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works on No 3 Trees and Fell No 2 Trees within a Conservation Area
- Received
- 27 July 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- BRUTON
- Agent
- CHRIS GROVES ASSOCIATES
- ReceivedReceived27 Jul
- ValidatedValidated27 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date7 Sep
- DecidedDecided3 Aug
Decided in 7 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at Kings School Plox Bruton BA10 0ED. 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 Bruton conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 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
- Work to Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bruton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 July 2020
- Target decision date
- 7 September 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- CHRIS GROVES ASSOCIATES
- Agent address
- CHRIS GROVES ASSOCIATES WEE TREE NURSERIES WEST BUCKLAND WELLINGTON TA21 9LD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Bruton
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
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.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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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.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202217 Jan
Application to fell No. 4 trees and carry out tree surgery works to No. 2 trees as shown within the South…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order22/00136/TPO - 20176 Jun
Discharge of Condition 5 (Site Management), 13 (Landscape), 15 (Archaeology) and 16 (Bat Mitigation Plan) of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/02457/DOC
Source: South Somerset
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