Linnet Cottage 11 Ainstey Drive Sparkford Yeovil Somerset BA22 7JT Data via plota.co.uk

26/02060/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application to carry out Tree Surgery works to no. 1 Lime Tree (T1) as shown within the Yeovil District Council (SPAR 1) 1976 Tree Preservation Order. Description of required remedial work: An overall reduction by lessening height by 6 metres and trimming width by 2.5 meters was carried out in 2017. Since the tree has now re-instated the historical crown size prior 2017 reduction. Since the reaching distance of the tree to the dwelling, it is proposed to reduce the overall radial spread back to (2017) historical pruning point with the view of reduce sail factor and deliver a remedial action in respect of proactive tree risk management. This can be achieved by removing 9 years of incremental growth therefore approx. reducing the radial and apical outline by3.5- 4 metres from the outer branch tips… Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 13 Sept 2026, 06:31

Application progress

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Received

31 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 26 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Oct 2026, from South Somerset's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett 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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Sparkford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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: South Somerset
Application type: Tree Preservation Order
Postcode: BA22 7JT
Received: 31 Aug 2026
Validated: 31 Aug 2026
Ward: CASTLE CARY
Parish: Sparkford
Target decision: 26 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: ANDREA MAISTRELLO ARBORICULTURE

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. South Somerset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

prediction

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target

92%decided within 8 weeks

97%approved

193decided 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 →