Appleshaw Touchstone Close Chard Somerset TA20 1QZ
Approved on 28 August 2025
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 4 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1 Silver birch: Reduce by 2m height and radially by up to 1m branch length, T2) Lime tree: Crown reduce by up to 3m heigth and radial spread to second historic pruning points.T3) Lime tree: Reduce crown by up to 3m height and radially by up to 2.5m to second historic pruning points.T4) Beech tree: Reduce by up to 2m height and radially by up to 2m branch length.
- Received
- 25 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- CHARD NORTH
- Agent
- Arboricare Limited
- ReceivedReceived25 Jul
- ValidatedValidated25 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date5 Sep
- DecidedDecided28 Aug
Decided in 34 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at Appleshaw Touchstone Close Chard Somerset TA20 1QZ. South Somerset has handled 1,950 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 8 days quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Loughborough Park conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across CHARD NORTH. 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 1QZ
- Application type
- Work to Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Chard Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 July 2025
- Target decision date
- 5 September 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Arboricare Limited
- Agent address
- New Rendy Farm Oake Road Oake TAUNTON TA4 1BB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: ChardPart of the site
- 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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202225 Jan
Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to No. 3 trees within a Conservation Area.
ApprovedWork to Trees22/00226/TCA - 201420 Oct
Application to carry out works to 1 No. Beech tree and 2 No. Lime trees within a conservation area (GR…
ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area14/04742/TCA
Source: South Somerset
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