St James Church, Church Hill, Halse Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Notification to carry out management works (felling, crown-reduction and coppicing) to various trees, as detailed in the submitted 'Tree Report' and additional information, including the felling of two sycamore trees, thinning of various mixed groups, management works to 18 sycamores, one holly, 2 yews, one beech and one oak, as well as dead-wooding and removal of damaged branches within Halse Conservation Area at St James Church, Church Hill, Halse Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · the Development Control Manager under delgated powers · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Site constraints 7
Show all 11 with distances
- 26 mRichard Prior Chest Tomb, 6 Metres West of the Tower, Church of St JamesGrade II
- 26 mUnidentified Chest Tomb, 6 Metres West of the Tower, Church of St JamesGrade II
- 28 mGeorge Prior Chest Tomb, About 5 Metres West of the Tower, Church of St JamesGrade II
- 29 mUnidentified Chest Tomb, About 5 Metres West of the Tower, Church of St JamesGrade II
- 33 mBarn South East of Mount HouseGrade II
- 50 mChurch of St JamesGrade I
- 64 mThe MountGrade II
- 71 mHalse War MemorialGrade II
- 124 mThe Old RectoryGrade II
- 138 mOutbuilding and Connecting Wall, About 10 Metres East of the Old RectoryGrade II
- 140 mManor FarmhouseGrade II
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
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Parish
- Halse
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 29 May 2026
- Decision
- No Objection - Trees
- Decision date
- 9 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
- Applicant
- Show
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.
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
- 24 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 15 May 2026
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