2 Moss Cottages, Halse Road, Halse Data via plota.co.uk

18/26/0004/T - Works to Trees in Con. Area inc. Felling Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Notification to carry out management works (crown-reduce by 40-50%) to one Leyland Cypress tree within Halse Conservation Area at 2 Moss Cottages, Halse Road, Halse Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · the Development Control Manager under delgated powers · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone 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.
Halse 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.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Rock House, Grade II, about 59 m from the postcode pin · 7 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Halse built-up area; Priority habitat about 47 m away: Traditional orchard; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Council
Taunton Deane
Application type
Works to Trees in Con. Area inc. Felling
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Parish
Halse
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
No Objection - Trees
Decision date
8 May 2026
Decision level
the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 11 days slower than Taunton Deane's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
146decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Mar 2026
Comments by
17 Apr 2026