Kings School Plox Bruton Somerset BA10 0ED Data via plota.co.uk

26/01571/TCA Approved

Proposal

Notification of intent to Fell No. 4 Trees and Carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 2 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1- Cherry - fell - close to bt cables and long side limbs with diseased and decay at base over the rd T2 - Goat willow - pollard to 6 meters - tree is growing over rd T3 Elder - fell - dead tree poor form T4 - Sycamore - Fell - out grown the space causing damage to roof of building T5 - conifer hedge - dying T6 - Ash - fell - out grown space causing damage to buildings AMENDED SPECIFICATION 24.08.26 T1 Cherry - fell T2 Goat willow - Reduce/pullback over road to gain 2m clearance from wires/street furniture, and 5.2m crown clearance for statutory highway requirements T3 Elder - fell T4 Sycamore - Fell T5 - conifer hedge - Remove T6. Ash - Pullback from adjacent structures by 2-3m… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Last checked 1 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue 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.
Bruton 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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Bruton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. 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

Postcode
BA10 0ED
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
1 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 17 days slower than South Somerset's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
193decided in the last year

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

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15069819