Manor Lodge Silver Street South Petherton Somerset TA13 5BY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01197/TCA - Work to Trees Approved

Proposal

Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 - Silver Birch tree in garden approx 50 years old, dead. Mr Mike Robert?s, Tree Surgeon, has inspected the tree on 21st May 2026, he agreed the tree was dead, he tapped the trunk and it appears holllow up to at least 4 feet above ground level. He could see the dead branches that are breaking off. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 May 2026
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Validated
26 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

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.
South Petherton 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.
Also on the record
15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 3; Flood defence about 3 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the South Petherton 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 · 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, 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
TA13 5BY
Received
25 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
Parish
South Petherton
Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 5 days faster than South Somerset's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
319decided 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-14953321
Planning Portal ref
PP-14953321
Statutory expiry
7 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No