Burnham On Sea Memorial Hospital, 6 Love Lane, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 1ED Data via plota.co.uk

11/26/00074 - Works to Trees Approved

Proposal

Reduce branches of 1No. Monterey Cypress (T1) (TPO Ref T1) to achieve a clearance of approx. 2m from the adjacent Peter Holmes building (as shown on submitted photo). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 369 m away: Severn Estuary; SSSI about 369 m away: Bridgwater Bay SSSI; Inside the Burnham-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
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 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
Sedgemoor
Application type
Works to Trees
Postcode
TA8 1ED
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Parish
Burnham & Highbridge
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Greenslades Grounds Maintenance, Main Road

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 11 days slower than Sedgemoor's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
92decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
12 Sept 2026