Woodpeckers 9 Ainstey Drive Sparkford Yeovil Somerset BA22 7JT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application to carry out Tree Surgery works to No. 4 Trees as shown within the Yeovil District Council (SPAR 1) 1976 and Somerset Council Sparkford No. 1 2026 Tree Preservation Order. T1 T2 T3 Small leaves lime ( tilia cordata) Re pollard trees by removing the epicormic and reiteration growth back near the past 2018 reductions points this will lessen the overall canopy radial spread by approx. 4 metres. All pruning cuts wont exceed approx. 65 mm in diameters and will be applied only on the new regenerative young wood, therefore the tree surgery work will trespass the young material as threshold point between parent limbs or main scaffold structure and the already established pollard heads. T 4 Overmature oak ( quercus robur)growing in the field corner, prune the lowest tips of south east branch to lift canopy by half metres to improve light factor in the garden. The removal of a little branch drop crotch cut with silky saw ( approx. diameter of cut 25-30 mm). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Apr 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Site constraints 7
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 Planning Inspectorate, 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £425,000 in April 2006. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- South Somerset
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Postcode
- BA22 7JT
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- CASTLE CARY
- Parish
- Sparkford
- Target decision
- 4 May 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted with Conditions
- Decision date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ANDREA MAISTRELLO ARBORICULTURE
How this decision compares
Decided in 44 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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-14763114
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14763114
- Statutory expiry
- 4 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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