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Sherford Bridge House, Sherford Road, Taunton

38/23/0268/TFelling of Tree(s) covered by TPOApproved

Approved on 8 September 2023

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Proposal

Application to fell one ash, coppice one alder and to carry out management works to one alder, 3 sycamores, one horse chestnut and included in Taunton Deane Borough (Taunton No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1993 at Sherford Bridge House, Sherford Road, Taunton (TD579)

Received
4 August 2023
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated4 Aug
  3. Consult.1 Sep
  4. Target29 Sep
  5. Decided8 Sep

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Sherford Bridge House, Sherford Road, Taunton. Taunton Deane has handled 307 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Taunton Deane's typical decision time. 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
Felling of Tree(s) covered by TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Taunton

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 August 2023
Consultation expiry
1 September 2023
Consultation start
11 August 2023
Consultation end
1 September 2023
Target decision date
29 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
BYES FARM HEMYOCK CULLOMPTON DEVON EX15 3TA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • 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 (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.

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Source: Taunton Deane

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