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Priory Cottage Combe Florey Road Ash Priors Bishops Lydeard TA4 3ND

02/25/0003/TWorks to Trees in Con. Area inc. FellingApproved

Approved on 1 July 2025

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Proposal

Notification to fell one cypress tree (described as 'fir') and one cherry tree within Ash Priors Conservation Area at Priory Cottage, Combe Florey Road, Ash Priors

Received
28 May 2025
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received28 May
  2. Validated28 May
  3. Consult.20 Jun
  4. Target9 Jul
  5. Decided1 Jul

Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at PRIORY COTTAGE COMBE FLOREY ROAD ASH PRIORS BISHOPS LYDEARD TA4 3ND. Taunton Deane has handled 307 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than Taunton Deane's typical decision time. The site is in the Ash Priors conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 629 applications in total for the TA4 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at Taunton Deane were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TA4 3ND
Application type
Works to Trees in Con. Area inc. Felling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ash Priors

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 May 2025
Consultation expiry
20 June 2025
Consultation start
30 May 2025
Consultation end
20 June 2025
Target decision date
9 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
PRIORY COTTAGE COMBE FLOREY ROAD ASH PRIORS BISHOPS LYDEARD TA4 3ND

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Next to the site
  • Conservation area: Ash Priors
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone 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 (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

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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 2026-11-03. 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: Taunton Deane

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