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The Old School Rectory Road Staplegrove Taunton TA2 6EJ

38/25/0446/TWorks to Tree(s) in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Notification to carry out lateral crown-reduction on east side, crown-lift to 5 metres above ground level and lateral reduction away from the road to a group of approximately 17 multi-stemmed boundary trees, predominently ash, maple and sycamore, to crown-lift one maple to rear of garage to 5 metres above ground and remove minor side stems to ground level, and to crown-reduce and thin 3 apple trees by approximately 30% within Staplegrove Conservation Area at The Old School, Rectory Road, Staplegrove

Received
29 December 2025
Decision due
26 March 2026
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received29 Dec
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at THE OLD SCHOOL RECTORY ROAD STAPLEGROVE TAUNTON TA2 6EJ. Taunton Deane has handled 307 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Staplegrove conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 155 applications in total for the TA2 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
TA2 6EJ
Application type
Works to Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Taunton

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
THE OLD SCHOOL RECTORY ROAD STAPLEGROVE TAUNTON TA2 6EJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Staplegrove
  • 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.

Source: Taunton Deane

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