Cobblestone Cottage, 7 West Street, Bishops Lydeard Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Notification to fell one holly tree and one rowan and to carry out management works (crown-reduction by 3 metres) to one Strawberry Tree within Bishops Lydeard Conservation Area at Cobblestone Cottage, 7 West Street, Bishops Lydeard Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Oct 2025 · the Development Control Manager under delgated powers · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Site constraints 9
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- 20 mGateway and Gate at North West Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St MaryGrade II
- 54 mFootbridge and Railings Over Stream 20 Metres East of Lydeard HouseGrade II
- 89 mChurch of St MaryGrade I
- 91 mAltar Tomb, 2 Metres South-West of Tower, Church of St MaryGrade II
- 92 mMarket Cross (Remains of) in Churchyard, Church of St MaryGrade II
- 94 mLydeard House, Attached Stables and Walls Abutting Entrance to the LatterGrade II*
- 94 mWall and Gatepiers Fronting Road, Lydeard HouseGrade II
- 97 mColes Family Chest Tomb, 5 Metres South-West of Tower, Church of St MaryGrade II
- 97 mGalhampton Winter Chest Tomb, 4 Metres West of Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- 98 mJohn Winter Chest Tomb, 5 Metres South-West of Tower, Chuch of St MaryGrade II
- 99 mColes Family Chest Tomb, 6 Metres South-West of Tower, Church of St MaryGrade II
- 99 mTwo Chest Tombs, 1-2 Metres East of the Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- 99 mChest Tomb, 1 Metre South of the Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- 100 mWall Enclosing Raised Garden to North and East of Lydeard HouseGrade II
- 102 mChest Tomb, 2 Metres South-West of Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- 106 mNicholas Grobham Tomb, 3 Metres South-West of Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- 111 mCross in Churchyard, Church of St MaryGrade II*
- 112 mAlmshouses and Raised Footway and Retaining WallGrade II
- 149 mThe Gardeners ArmsGrade 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, 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
- Council
- Taunton Deane
- Application type
- Works to Trees in Con. Area inc. Felling
- Received
- 11 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sept 2025
- Parish
- Bishops Lydeard
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Oct 2025
- Decision
- No Objection - Trees
- Decision date
- 28 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 26 Feb 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3375236 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ARBORICARE LTD
How this decision compares
Decided in 47 days from validation, 5 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
- 19 Sept 2025
- Comments by
- 10 Oct 2025
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