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The Village Green The Green Long Sutton Langport Somerset

25/00923/TCAWork to TreesApproved

Approved on 23 May 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Notification of intent to reduce No. 1 tree in height to 3-4m from ground level to allow the trunk to be sculptured within a Conservation Area. AMENDED SPECIFICATION: Endweight reduction of lower lateral on the south side and bracing of co-dominant stems. (23.05.2025)

Received
11 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
SOMERTON
Agent
Howe tree consultants
  1. Received11 Apr
  2. Validated14 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided23 May

Decided in 39 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Village Green The Green Long Sutton Langport Somerset. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days. The site is in the Maida Vale conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 84 applications across SOMERTON.

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
Work to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Long Sutton

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 April 2025
Target decision date
26 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Howe tree consultants
Agent address
27 Rhydderch Way Crewkerne TA18 8EL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13929353
Comments
0
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Long Sutton
  • 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.

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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    7 Dec

    Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree withiin a Conservation Area.

    ApprovedWork to Trees23/03100/TCA
  2. 2023
    29 Nov

    Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 4 Trees within a Conservation Area.

    ApprovedWork to Trees23/03005/TCA
  3. 2017
    20 Nov

    Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to 4 No. trees all within a conservation area.

    ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area17/04545/TCA
  4. 2013
    21 Nov

    Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to 4 Lime trees within a conservation area (approval…

    ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area13/04746/TCA
  5. 2007
    5 Oct

    Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to four Lime trees and one Horsechestnut tree within a…

    ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area07/04668/TCA

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