Pepperpot Cottage, 15 Castle Street, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1LN Data via plota.co.uk

36/26/00006 - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Pending

Proposal

Remove 2No. Poplar Trees (T1 and T2) and replace with a Beech Hedge to form boundary with neighbouring garden. The trees are located to the rear of 15 Castle Street and Poole House. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Sept 2026, from Sedgemoor's recent tree works. The consultation period closed on 12 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 3

Nether Stowey 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Nether Stowey 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

Council
Sedgemoor
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
TA5 1LN
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Parish
Nether Stowey
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 56-day target. Sedgemoor usually decides tree works by day 38.

Day 3224 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
16decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree 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