The Rectory Hele Lane South Petherton Somerset TA13 5DY
Approved on 14 August 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted
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Proposal
Notification of intent to coppice to 3ft stumps to No.01 Hazel (3), remove epicormic regrowth on main stem up to 5m above ground level to No.01 Horse Chestnut (10), remove epicormic regrowth on main stem up to 5m above ground level to No.01 Lime (11) , reduce crown by 5m. Clear around BT wire 0.5m to No.01 Weeping Willow (14) and reduce to 4ft in height Line to No.04 Elders (15) included within Conservation Area.
- Received
- 25 June 2026
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
- Agent
- CHRIS GROVES ASSOCIATES
- ReceivedReceived25 Jun
- ValidatedValidated25 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Aug
- DecidedDecided14 Aug
Decided in 50 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Rectory Hele Lane South Petherton Somerset TA13 5DY. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 8 days longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the South Petherton conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR. We hold 249 applications in total for the TA13 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
- TA13 5DY
- Application type
- Work to Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- South Petherton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 6 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- CHRIS GROVES ASSOCIATES
- Agent address
- CHRIS GROVES ASSOCIATES WEE TREE NURSERIES WEST BUCKLAND WELLINGTON TA21 9LD GB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: South Petherton
- 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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Source: South Somerset
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