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Dunster Almshouses Church Street Donyatt Ilminster Somerset TA19 0RL

26/01390/TCAWork to TreesApproved

Approved on 29 June 2026

Council decision: No Objection

Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 7 Trees and Fell No. 4 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1Oak tree in bottom left side to have lower branches removed and side to be trimmed and tidied T2 Alder tree to be cut to ground level T3 Field Maple Tree One low limb to be removed back to main trunk T4 Horse Chestnut Tree Two main stems to be removed back to third stem T5 Sweet chestnut tree to be sectionally felled to ground level T6 Norway Cyprus tree to be sectionally felled to ground level that is entwined with an ash tree T7 Field maple tree beside ash tree to be sectionally felled to ground level T8 Sycamore tree Near river bank to have lower limbs over river removed T9 Horse chestnut tree beside to have lower limbs crown lifted to be able to see up river T10 Ash Tree Three lower limbs to be removed T11 Oak Tree Two small limbs to be removed

Received
27 May 2026
Council
South Somerset
Ward
Letchworth Norton Ward
  1. Received27 May
  2. Validated27 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Jul
  5. Decided29 Jun

Decided in 33 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Dunster Almshouses Church Street Donyatt Ilminster Somerset TA19 0RL. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 13 days, 4 weeks quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Letchworth conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Letchworth Norton Ward. 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 0RL
Application type
Work to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Letchworth Garden City

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 May 2026
Target decision date
28 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Donyatt
Agent address
Smithy Cottage Donyatt Ilminster Ilminster TA19 0RW GB

Planning decision

Case officer
Francis Mabbett
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15009736
Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Donyatt
  • 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 (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.

Source: South Somerset

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