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Old Musgraves Farm, Blundells Lane, West Monkton

48/17/0063/TWorks to Trees in Con. Area inc. FellingApproved

Approved on 9 January 2018

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Proposal

Notification to fell one Cypress tree and to carry out management works to one Cypress tree within West Monkton Conservation Area at Old Musgraves Farm, Blundells Lane, West Monkton

Received
29 November 2017
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received29 Nov
  2. Validated29 Nov
  3. Consult.29 Dec
  4. Target10 Jan
  5. Decided9 Jan

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Old Musgraves Farm, Blundells Lane, West Monkton. Taunton Deane has handled 307 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Taunton Deane's typical decision time. The site is in the West Monkton conservation area, with 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
West Monkton

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 November 2017
Consultation expiry
29 December 2017
Consultation start
8 December 2017
Consultation end
29 December 2017
Target decision date
10 January 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
MUSGRAVES OLD FARM BLUNDELLS LANE WEST MONKTON TAUNTON TA2 8NW

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: West Monkton
  • Listed building: Grade II: Musgrave'S Old FarmhouseOn this site
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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