The Old Rectory House Marston Magna Road Marston Magna Yeovil Somerset BA22 8DT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00549/TCA - Work to Trees Approved

Proposal

Notification of intent to Fell No. 2 Trees and Carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1 Western red cedar(Thuja plicata) - Fell to ground level T2 Western Red Cedar - Fell to ground level T3 Holly - Trim apical portion by 1.8 metres to improve natural light for PV solar panels. T4 Yew - Trim apical portion by 1.5 metres to improve natural light for PV solar panels. T5 Holm oak - Trim apical portion by 1.2 metres to improve natural light for PV solar panels. The proposed above tree work is considered necessary to enable the implementation of already approved plan Application Number (Householder Application) to improve the coach house especially with regards of solar panel performance. The retention of the two Thuja specimens by remedial tree surgery has been evaluated but since the constraints dictated by the trees' height and form a reduction unfortunately it is not viable. On the other hand the conservative approach has been considered on the other native trees which are more in keeping with the character of their surrounding. It is believe that the loss of the two western red cedar wont affect or change the amenity asset for the public viewer as the tree are set back and covered by the large specimens and the other vegetations along the high street and by the entrance Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Mar 2026
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Approved
23 Apr 2026

Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 8

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Wickham Farmhouse, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 4 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 ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Marston Magna 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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 187 m away: Marston Magna moated site and associated earthworks; Inside the Marston Magna 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
Not green belt

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £682,000 in July 2020. Detached house, freehold.

31 July 2020£682,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Work to Trees
Postcode
BA22 8DT
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
CASTLE CARY
Parish
Marston Magna
Target decision
20 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
23 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant
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Agent
Andrea Maistrello Arboriculture

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 4 days slower than South Somerset's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. 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-14763068
Planning Portal ref
PP-14763068
Statutory expiry
20 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.