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 Approved

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

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Poole House, Grade II, about 0 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 15 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 ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Nether Stowey 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 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, 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.

Sales history 5

Last sold for £317,500 in March 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

20 March 2026£317,500
22 March 2021£299,995
22 November 2016£244,000
12 November 2015£270,000
1 May 2007£250,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area107 m² (1,152 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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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
Show
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.