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Queens College Junior School, Trull Road, Taunton

38/26/0006/TWorks to Trees in Con. Area inc. FellingApproved

Approved on 13 February 2026

Proposal

T1- Magnolia, prune back up to 1m where appropriate and 1-2m off the top to suitable pruning points. T2/T4 - 3x trees 1x Cherry & 2x Cryptomeria , remove to ground level as low as reasonably practical, following a recent survey. T5- Horse Chestnut, remove to stump, following a recent survey at Queens College Junior School, Trull Road, Taunton

Received
12 January 2026
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received12 Jan
  2. Validated12 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target23 Feb
  5. Decided13 Feb

Decided in 32 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Queens College Junior School, Trull Road, Taunton. Taunton Deane has handled 307 applications of this type. This one was decided in 32 days, 3 weeks quicker than Taunton Deane's typical decision time. The site is in 2 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
Taunton

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 January 2026
Consultation expiry
6 February 2026
Consultation start
16 January 2026
Consultation end
6 February 2026
Target decision date
23 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
4 RIVER VIEW COMBWICH BRIDGWATER TA5 2RE

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (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.

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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