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T/37/26/002 - Tree Preservation Order - works related Approved

Proposal

Crown raise walnut tree to the south overhanging neighbouring garden. Limb is rubbing against boundary wall and low over garden. TPO ref T/3/70 T4 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Validated
10 Mar 2026
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Consultation
11 Mar 2026
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Approved
29 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; SSSI about 393 m away: Bridgwater Bay SSSI; Inside the Watchet 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
Tree Preservation Order - works related
Postcode
TA23 0JN
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Watchet & Stogursey
Parish
Watchet
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 May 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
A&P Farmer

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. Approved, as 100% of tree works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
13decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14746758
Planning Portal ref
PP-14746758
Neighbours
11 Mar 2026
Consultation
11 Mar 2026
Comments by
1 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
5 May 2026
Env. assessment
No