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Court House 70 Lower Street West Chinnock Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7PT

20/03672/TCAWork to TreesApproved

Approved on 5 February 2021

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to No.01 tree included within Conservation Area

Received
11 December 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
PARRETT
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated11 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Jan
  5. Decided5 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Court House 70 Lower Street West Chinnock Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7PT. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the West Chinnock conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 470 applications in total for the TA18 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
TA18 7PT
Application type
Work to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Chinnock

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 December 2020
Target decision date
22 January 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Woodland And Garden Tree Services Sweethay Barn Rapps Ilminster TA19 9LG

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: West ChinnockPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Court HouseOn this site · +2 more
  • 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 (19)

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, 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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    25 Jun

    The carrying out of external alterations to raise the height of 2 No. chimney stacks and alterations to…

    RefusedListed building consent18/02330/LBC
  2. 2017
    18 Jan

    Application to carry out tree surgery works to a Liquidamber and a Maple tree both within the designated…

    ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area17/00252/TCA
  3. 2009
    2 Oct

    Notification of intent to fell a Cherry tree and carry out tree surgery work to a Alder and a Liquidambar…

    ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area09/03865/TCA
  4. 2007
    22 Oct

    Alterations to west elevation to form new doorway and the erection of a conservatory (GR 346932/113613

    Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application07/04841/FUL
  5. 2007
    22 Oct

    Alterations to west elevation to form new doorway and the erection of a conservatory (GR 346932/113613

    Application Permitted with ConditionsListed building consent07/04842/LBC
  6. 2004
    5 Oct

    Notification of intent to fell 1 no. Cypressus and 1 no. Silver Maple. GR (346832/113613

    ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area04/02828/TCA

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