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Land At Ludney Farm Windwhistle Cricket St Thomas Chard Somerset

23/00312/HDGHedgerowsApproved

Approved on 22 March 2023

Council decision: Application Permitted

Proposal

Application to remove 50m of Hedgerow

Received
6 February 2023
Council
South Somerset
Ward
WINDWHISTLE
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided22 Mar

Decided in 44 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Land At Ludney Farm Windwhistle Cricket St Thomas Chard Somerset. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days. 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
Hedgerows
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chillington

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 February 2023
Target decision date
20 March 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Sheamus Machin
Agent address
Windover Farm Barn Madford Hemyock Cullompton EX15 3QX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11908195
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South Somerset

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