Skip to content

Orchard Cottage 491 North Street Haselbury Plucknett Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7RQ

26/01486/TCAWork to TreesApproved

Approved on 20 July 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to No. 1 trees within a Conservation Area. Grey Poplar Tree: To remove the lowest branch on the South side, branch forks 2m from trunk and grows out of the trunk at approximately 5m above ground level. To remove 2 branches which grow from the ends of a stem growing on the East side of the tree. The branches are secondary branches at approximately 7m above ground level. Total length to be removed 4m. All branches to be chipped and removed.

Received
26 June 2026
Council
South Somerset
Ward
COKER
  1. Received26 Jun
  2. Validated26 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Aug
  5. Decided20 Jul

Decided in 24 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Orchard Cottage 491 North Street Haselbury Plucknett Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7RQ. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Bath conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across COKER. We hold 470 applications in total for the TA18 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at South Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
TA18 7RQ
Application type
Work to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Haselbury Plucknett

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 June 2026
Target decision date
7 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15034527
Comments
0
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Haselbury Plucknett
  • Listed building: Grade II: Water hydrant outside Bramble CottageOn or next to this 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 (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.

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

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near TA18

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address