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St. Peter's Church, Staple Fitzpaine

33/26/0001/TWorks to Trees in Con. Area inc. FellingAwaiting decision

Proposal

Notification to fell one sycamore tree and to carry out management works to 10 elm trees, 2 sycamores, 1 hawthorn, 1 ash, 1 Sorbus and 5 Thuja trees within Staple Fitzpaine Conservation Area at St. Peter's Church, Staple Fitzpaine

Received
9 March 2026
Decision due
27 April 2026
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target27 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at St. Peter's Church, Staple Fitzpaine. Taunton Deane has handled 307 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Staple Fitzpaine conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026
Consultation expiry
17 April 2026
Consultation start
27 March 2026
Consultation end
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
STADDLES BEERCROCOMBE TAUNTON TA3 6AG

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: Staple Fitzpaine
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): Blackdown Hills
  • 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, 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, 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.

Source: Taunton Deane

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