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Holyrood House Holyrood Street Chard Somerset TA20 2DN

24/01163/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 10 July 2024

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application to fell no 1 tree as shown within the chard district council (char 64) 1972 tree preservation order

Received
13 May 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD SOUTH
Agent
Woodland and Garden Tree Services
  1. Received13 May
  2. Validated22 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Jul
  5. Decided10 Jul

Decided in 49 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Holyrood House Holyrood Street Chard Somerset TA20 2DN. South Somerset has handled 1,950 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 2 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Chard conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across CHARD SOUTH. 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 2DN
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chard Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 May 2024
Target decision date
17 July 2024

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chard
  • Listed building: Grade II: Holyrood HouseOn this site · +8 more
  • 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, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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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© 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

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    26 Apr

    Proposed internal and external alterations, including conversion of ancillary domestic buildings to annexe…

    Application Permitted with ConditionsHouseholder24/01039/HOU
  2. 2024
    26 Apr

    Proposed internal and external alterations, including conversion of ancillary domestic buildings to annexe…

    Application Permitted with ConditionsListed building consent24/01040/LBC
  3. 2024
    11 Apr

    Application to Fell No. 3 Trees and Carry out Tree Surgery works to No. 5 Trees as shown with the Chard…

    Application Permitted with ConditionsTree Preservation Order24/00945/TPO
  4. 2024
    18 Jan

    Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area.

    ApprovedWork to Trees24/00170/TCA
  5. 2019
    7 May

    Application to carry out works to a No 1 included within Chard District Council Tree Preservation Order (CHAR…

    Application Permitted with ConditionsTree Preservation Order19/01358/TPO
  6. 2016
    15 Mar

    Discharge of condition No. 03 (fire surrounds), 04 (ceilings), 05 (verandah restoration) of 15/05743/LBC

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/01271/DOC

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