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Bridge Cottage Main Street Dowlish Wake Ilminster Somerset TA19 0NY

26/01659/TCAApproved

Approved on 1 September 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 2 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1 - Unable to identify type of tree - Tree by front gate branches starting to obstruct pavement. Thin out. T2 - Large walnut sapling at rear of garden. Reduce height to 15ft AMENDED SPECIFICATION 20.08.26 T1 - Goat Willow - Thin by no more than 15% T2 - Hazel - reduce to 15ft

Submitted
17 July 2026
Council
South Somerset
Ward
ILMINSTER
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Sep

Decided in 46 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Bridge Cottage Main Street Dowlish Wake Ilminster Somerset TA19 0NY. South Somerset has handled 14,309 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 4 days longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Dowlish Wake conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

Application details

Postcode
TA19 0NY
Parish
Dowlish Wake

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

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: Dowlish Wake
  • Listed building: Grade II: Wayside CottageOn or next to this site
  • 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.

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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    2 Dec

    Notification of intent to Fell various trees within a Conservation Area.

    ApprovedWork to Trees24/02834/TCA

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