Holyrood Academy Zembard Lane Chard TA20 1JL
Approved on 14 December 2021
Council decision: Application Permitted
Proposal
Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to various trees included within Conservation Area
- Received
- 27 September 2021
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- CHARD COMBE
- Agent
- Arbortech PTS Ltd
- ReceivedReceived27 Sep
- ValidatedValidated27 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date8 Dec
- DecidedDecided14 Dec
Decided in 48 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at Holyrood Academy Zembard Lane Chard TA20 1JL. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 5 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Chard conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 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 1JL
- Application type
- Work to Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Chard Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 October 2021
- Target decision date
- 8 December 2021
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Arbortech PTS Ltd
- Agent address
- Inglefield Fivehead Taunton TA3 6PT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Chard
- 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: South Somerset
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