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Waterside 17 West Park Yeovil Somerset BA20 1DE

26/01691/TCAWork to TreesApproved

Approved on 1 September 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 x Sycamore Tree to be reduced back from boundary to avoid risk to neighbouring property.

Received
21 July 2026
Council
South Somerset
Ward
YEOVIL SOUTH
Agent
Lockett Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Sep
  5. Decided1 Sep

Decided in 42 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Waterside 17 West Park Yeovil Somerset BA20 1DE. South Somerset has handled 1,945 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days. The site is in the Yeovil The Park conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across YEOVIL SOUTH. We hold 1,581 applications in total for the BA20 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
BA20 1DE
Application type
Work to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Yeovil

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 July 2026
Target decision date
1 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lockett Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
Podiwood Farm, Podimore Yeovil Somerset BA22 8JE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15099887
Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Yeovil The Park
  • 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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