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The Old Church Knowle Church Road Knowle St Giles Chard Somerset TA20 4BB

26/02080/TCAApproved

Approved on 5 November 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted with Conditions

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

Proposal

Notification of intent to fell no.1 tree and carry out tree surgery works to no. 4 trees within a Conservation Area. T1. Yew Tree reduction - 20% reduction , deadwooding and any crossing branches T2. Lime Tree repollarding. Remove epicormic growth from bottom of the tree T3. Yew Tree reduction - 20% reduction , deadwooding and any crossing branches T4. Oak tree reduction - 20% reduction , deadwooding and any crossing branches T5. Conifer Tree removal - pushing a wall and overhanging driveway

Received
2 September 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 7 November 2026
Council
South Somerset
Ward
ILMINSTER
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated2 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Oct
  5. Decided5 Nov

Decided in 64 days

About this application

This is a planning application at The Old Church Knowle Church Road Knowle St Giles Chard Somerset TA20 4BB. South Somerset has handled 14,309 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 3 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 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 1,867 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
TA20 4BB
Parish
Knowle St Giles

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 September 2026
Target decision date
28 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Additional information

Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Listed building: Grade II: Former Church of St GilesOn or next to this site · +4 more
  • 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, conservation 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    2 Sep

    Notification of intent to fell no.1 tree and carry out tree surgery works to no. 4 trees within a…

    This applicationApprovedApplication26/02080/TCA
  2. 2026
    2 Sep

    Application to fell no.1 tree and carry out tree surgery works to no. 4 trees as shown within the Yeovil…

    ApprovedApplicationFiled alongside26/02080/TPO

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