Fort Cottage, St. Michael's Hill, Milverton Data via plota.co.uk

23/26/0023/T - Works to Trees in Con. Area inc. Felling Pending

Proposal

Notification to fell one copper beech tree within Milverton Conservation Area at Fort Cottage, St. Michael's Hill, Milverton Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 1 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 23 Oct 2026; it is now day 69.

The consultation period closed on 23 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 6

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone 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.
Milverton 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.
24 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Pithayne, Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 21 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Milverton 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 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

Application type
Works to Trees in Con. Area inc. Felling
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Parish
Milverton
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 69, past the statutory target. 99% of tree and landscaping works in Taunton Deane are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 19 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 6913 days past the 56-day target
94%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
146decided in the last year

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
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026