St Marys Church Huish Episcopi Langport Somerset TA10 9QR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00914/TCA - Work to Trees Approved

Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 2 Trees and No. 1 Group of Trees within a Conservation Area T1 Lime South Eastern Line of trees - Prune overextending branch by up to 2.5m. T2 Lime - West of northern line of trees - Prune overextending branch by up to 2m. G1 Limes - Crown raise northern line of Lime trees up to 3m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2026
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Approved
1 Jun 2026

Approved on 1 Jun 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

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.
Langport and Huish Episcopi 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.
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Grade I, about 49 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 5 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 Langport built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 6 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

Application type
Work to Trees
Postcode
TA10 9QR
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
CURRY RIVEL AND LANGPORT
Parish
Huish Episcopi
Target decision
3 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
1 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant
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Agent
Arbortech professional tree services

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14878305
Planning Portal ref
PP-14878305
Statutory expiry
3 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No