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Foxes Fields, Selbourne Place, Minehead, TA24 5TY

T/21/26/002Tree Preservation Order - works relatedApproved

Approved on 31 March 2026

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T13 Sycamore. Reduce limb by 4-5m approx. over T18 (birch) and remove deadwood over 30mm or longer than 1 metre T14 Sycamore. Prune subordinate stem over conifer trees. Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order T/3/78

Received
23 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
West Somerset
Ward
Minehead
Agent
Sedgemoor Tree Services
  1. Received23 Feb
  2. Validated23 Feb
  3. Consult.20 Mar
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Foxes Fields, Selbourne Place, Minehead, TA24 5TY. West Somerset has handled 197 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than West Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Wellington Square conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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 5TY
Application type
Tree Preservation Order - works related
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Minehead

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 February 2026
Consultation expiry
20 March 2026
Consultation start
27 February 2026
Consultation end
20 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
27 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
20 March 2026
Last date for comments
20 April 2026
Target decision date
20 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Sedgemoor Tree Services
Agent address
4, River View, Combwich, Bridgwater, TA5 2RE

Planning decision

Case officer
Robin Offer
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
20 March 2026
Site notice end
20 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14721903
Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
13

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: Wellington Square
  • 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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    23 Feb

    T13 Sycamore. Reduce limb by 4-5m approx. over T18 (birch) and remove deadwood over 30mm or longer than 1…

    This applicationApprovedTreesT/21/26/002
  2. 2026
    23 Feb

    Various works to five trees including crown reductions and deadwood removal. Felling of one sycamore…

    ApprovedTree Works in Conservation AreaFiled alongsideT/21/26/003

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