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The Dower House Mill Lane Dowlish Wake Ilminster Somerset TA19 0NY

26/00913/TCAWork to TreesAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Tree and carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 4 Trees within a Conservation Area. No 5 silver birch (Betula pendula) trees identified - four for trimming and one for felling.

Received
22 April 2026
Decision due
3 June 2026
Council
South Somerset
Ward
ILMINSTER
  1. Received22 Apr
  2. Validated22 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at The Dower House Mill Lane Dowlish Wake Ilminster Somerset TA19 0NY. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Hitchin conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across ILMINSTER. We hold 396 applications in total for the TA19 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
TA19 0NY
Application type
Work to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dowlish Wake

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14878163
Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Dowlish WakePart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Dower HouseOn this site · +2 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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 (19)

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, 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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© 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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