Land to the South of Water Works, Sharpham Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 Data via plota.co.uk

17/26/00054 - Removal of Hedgerows Approved

Proposal

Removal of 4No. up to 15m sections of hedgerow (H1, H2, H3, and H4 as shown on submitted plans) to allow for pipeline installation and for plant and machinery access. The hedgerows will be replanted upon completion of the works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 305 m away: Cheddar Reservoir SSSI; Inside the Cheddar built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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

Council
Sedgemoor
Application type
Removal of Hedgerows
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Parish
Cheddar
Case officer
Show
Decision
Formal Application Not Required
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
NPT: Engineering and Environmental, 3 South Bank

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
92decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Comments by
19 Sept 2026