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Greenway Road, Taunton

38/26/0040/TFelling of Tree(s) covered by TPOApproved

Approved on 19 March 2026

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Proposal

Application to fell three cypress trees included in Taunton Deane Borough (Taunton No.2) Tree Preservation Order 2005 and to carry out management works (reduce height by 2.5 to 3 metres and lateral growth on south side by 1 metre) to one horse chestnut tree included in Taunton Deane Borough (Taunton No.5) Tree Preservation Order 2002 on Taunton School grounds to the north of Greenway Road, Taunton (TPOs TD972 and TD940 respectively)

Received
2 February 2026
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.6 Mar
  4. Target30 Mar
  5. Decided19 Mar

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Greenway Road, Taunton. Taunton Deane has handled 307 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days 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
2 February 2026
Consultation expiry
6 March 2026
Consultation start
13 February 2026
Consultation end
6 March 2026
Target decision date
30 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
SWEETHAY BARN RAPPS ILMINSTER TA19 9LG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
5

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)Part of the site
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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Source: Taunton Deane

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