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Silk Mill House High Street Bruton Somerset BA10 0AL

26/00393/TCAWork to TreesApproved

Approved on 1 April 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 - Fig tree. The tree has been lopped a number of times in the past (we are new owners) and has still very much thrived. The current growth pattern is causing the large branches to cross and become intertwined, which will cause ventilation and fruit production issues going forward. The tree has also been allowed to grow very tall, which makes maintenance difficult. We would like to take one of the main branches, which is twisted off to leave the main trunk. We will also be training the new suckers to keep close to the wall with the most sunlight, which will be ideal for future maintenance. The tree is in a private courtyard that is not accessible by anyone else. It is starting to overgrow onto the roof and gutters of Town Mill, High Street, which also causes problems with access and clearing in the fall by the owners of the property.

Received
19 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
  1. Received19 Feb
  2. Validated19 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Apr
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 41 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Silk Mill House High Street Bruton Somerset BA10 0AL. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days. The site is in the Bruton conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across WINCANTON AND BRUTON. We hold 772 applications in total for the BA10 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
BA10 0AL
Application type
Work to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bruton

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 February 2026
Target decision date
2 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14662081
Comments
0
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bruton
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue 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

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© 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.

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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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