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Culverkeys Barn Street Crewkerne Somerset TA18 8BP

26/01651/TCAWork to TreesApproved

Approved

Proposal

Notification of intent to fell No.1 Yew Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 - Yew - The contractor shall undertake the safe dismantling and removal of one Irish Yew tree located adjacent to the driveway entrance. The works shall include: Carrying out a site-specific risk assessment and pre-work safety inspection. Establishing a safe working area with appropriate signage, barriers, and traffic/pedestrian management measures as required. Checking for overhead services, underground utilities, and any other site constraints before commencing work. Sectionally dismantling and felling the Irish Yew using appropriate arboricultural techniques to prevent damage to adjacent structures, boundaries, vehicles, utilities, and landscaping. Lowering branches and stem sections in a controlled manner where necessary. Cutting the stem as close to ground level as practicable. Processing all arisings into manageable sections. Removing all timber, branches, brash, and green waste from site unless otherwise instructed by the client. Leaving the work area clean, tidy, and free from debris.

Received
17 July 2026
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CREWKERNE
Agent
Fern Garden and Tree Services Limited
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at Culverkeys Barn Street Crewkerne Somerset TA18 8BP. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Letchworth conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across CREWKERNE. 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).

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Application details

Postcode
TA18 8BP
Application type
Work to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Crewkerne

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Fern Garden and Tree Services Limited
Agent address
North Buckham Farm Beaminster DT8 3SH GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15085670
Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Crewkerne
  • 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.

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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