43 Bishopston Montacute Yeovil Montacute Somerset TA15 6UX
Proposal
Application to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 - Mulberry tree: needs periodic pruning, approval has been given historically on a one off basis. Application is for permission to granted in perpetuity so the work can be done every two years when required. Pollarding will reduce the current width from c.9 metres to c. 4 metres, and height from c. 8m to c. 4m. i.e. about 50%. The tree will maintain 4 main trunks and about 15 growth points as previously established from pollarding.
- Received
- 1 September 2026
- Public comments
- 1 · last counted 10 October 2026
- Council
- South Somerset
- ReceivedSubmitted1 Sep
- ValidatedValidated1 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application at 43 Bishopston Montacute Yeovil Montacute Somerset TA15 6UX. South Somerset has handled 14,176 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. It was submitted on 1 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Montacute conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 16 applications in total for the TA15 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Montacute
- 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.
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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 17.4 miTauntonRICS Regulated
- 17.5 miWellsRTPI
- 18.1 miShepton MalletRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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