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Marlows Cottage, Blundells Lane, West Monkton

48/24/0003/TWorks to Tree(s) in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 4 March 2024

Proposal

Notification to carry out management works (lateral reduction west side) to 4 lime trees within West Monkton Conservation Area at Marlows Cottage, Blundells Lane, West Monkton (trees growing from Marlows)

Received
16 January 2024
Council
Taunton Deane
  1. Received16 Jan
  2. Validated16 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Feb
  5. Decided4 Mar

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Marlows Cottage, Blundells Lane, West Monkton. Taunton Deane has handled 307 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Taunton Deane's typical decision time. The site is in the West Monkton conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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 Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Monkton

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 January 2024
Target decision date
27 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
8 QUEENS DOWN CREECH ST MICHAEL TAUNTON TA3 5QY

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: West Monkton
  • 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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