2 Alterhay Cottage Combe St Nicholas Chard Somerset TA20 3LT
Approved on 9 November 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted
Proposal
Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 - Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia): Fell to ground level. The tree suffered a structural failure where a major limb collapsed onto the public highway. Subsequent inspection revealed severe internal heartwood rot, bark peeling, and fungal bracket growth throughout the remaining trunk, posing an ongoing hazard to the highway and neighbouring property.
- Received
- 29 September 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 3 November 2026
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- CHARD NORTH
- ReceivedReceived29 Sep
- ValidatedValidated29 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date10 Nov
- DecidedDecided9 Nov
Decided in 41 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 2 Alterhay Cottage Combe St Nicholas Chard Somerset TA20 3LT. South Somerset has handled 14,309 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,867 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- TA20 3LT
- Parish
- Combe St Nicholas
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 10 November 2026
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201512 May
Application to fell 1No. Ash tree within a conservation area (GR 330179/111384
ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area15/02227/TCA - 201015 Oct
Application for a non material amendment to planning permission 05/00941/NMA
ApprovedNon-material amendment10/04196/NMA - 201023 Mar
Application to vary condition 02 of planning permission 05/00941/FUL
Application Permitted with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)10/01247/S73
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- Three Corners Combe St Nicholas Chard Somerset TA20 3LT19/00062/PDEApproved0.0 mi
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