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Manor Farm, Washers Farm Lane, Fitzhead Fell 3x dead elms in hedge on western boundary Fell 1x sycamore on western boundary.

17/26/0001/TWorks to Trees in Con. Area inc. FellingApproved

Approved on 20 March 2026

Proposal

Reduce 2 No. sycamore on southern boundary to a minimum of six feet in height and 10 feet in crown spread to bring it in line with field boundary hedge at Manor Farm, Washers Farm Lane, Fitzhead Fell 3x dead elms in hedge on western boundary Fell 1x sycamore on western boundary.

Received
15 January 2026
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated16 Jan
  3. Consult.13 Feb
  4. Target27 Feb
  5. Decided20 Mar

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Manor Farm, Washers Farm Lane, Fitzhead Fell 3x dead elms in hedge on western boundary Fell 1x sycamore on western boundary.. Taunton Deane has handled 307 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Taunton Deane's typical decision time. The site is in the Fitzhead conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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

Application type
Works to Trees in Con. Area inc. Felling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fitzhead

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 January 2026
Consultation expiry
13 February 2026
Consultation start
23 January 2026
Consultation end
13 February 2026
Target decision date
27 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
MANOR FARM WASHERS FARM LANE FITZHEAD WIVELISCOMBE TA4 3LA

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Fitzhead
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone 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.

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