Coppins Upper High Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01798/TCA - Work to Trees Approved

Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out crown raise of 1 to 2 metres to No. 1 Italian Alder tree, prune No. 1 Laurel tree back over flower bed and prune No. 1 Holly tree back over fence within a Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Validated
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue Catchment
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Castle Cary conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Wesleyan Methodist Church, Grade II, 38 m away · 1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 12 with distances
Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument 152 m away: A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Castle Cary built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Work to Trees
Postcode
BA7 7AT
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
CASTLE CARY
Parish
Castle Cary
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant
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Agent
DAVID BRAYBON TREE SERVICES LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 13 days slower than South Somerset's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
272decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by South Somerset in the last twelve months, from validation. South Somerset decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15131204
Planning Portal ref
PP-15131204
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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