Flat 8 Clevelands, St Michaels Road, Minehead, TA24 5RZ
Approved on 27 February 2026
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)1 condition
Proposal
T1 Strawberry Tree, reduce to 10ft stumps as signs of uprooting. T2 Strawberry tree, remove stem towards building on southeast side, T3 Holm oak, reduce branches over roof on southwest side by 1-1.5m to clear roof. T4 Willow, Remove large branch rubbing central main stem. Shorten on south side by 50%. T5 Sweet chestnut, cut 25mm diameter branches to give 1.5m clearance from BT lines.
- Received
- 21 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Somerset
- Ward
- Minehead
- Agent
- CHRIS GROVES ASSOCIATES
- ReceivedReceived21 Jan
- ValidatedValidated21 Jan
- Consult.Consultation16 Feb
- TargetTarget Date4 Mar
- DecidedDecided27 Feb
Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Flat 8 Clevelands, St Michaels Road, Minehead, TA24 5RZ. West Somerset has handled 197 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 3 weeks quicker than West Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Minehead. We hold 1,196 applications in total for the TA24 postcode area.
100% of trees applications at West Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TA24 5RZ
- Application type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Minehead
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 16 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 26 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 16 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 26 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 16 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 4 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 4 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- CHRIS GROVES ASSOCIATES
- Agent address
- CHRIS GROVES ASSOCIATES, WEE TREE NURSERIES, WEST BUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, TA21 9LD
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Robin Offer
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 16 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 16 February 2026
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (22)
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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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: West Somerset
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