Northfield Gardens, Taunton Data via plota.co.uk

38/26/0240/T - Pruning of Tree(s) covered by TPO Approved

Proposal

Application to re-pollard (to previous pollard points) four lime trees included in Taunton Deane Borough (Taunton No.2) Tree Preservation Order 1998 at Northfield Gardens, Taunton (TD749) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · the Development Control Manager under delgated powers · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone 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.
Local nature reserve about 313 m away: Weirfield Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 32 m away: Staplegrove Road, Taunton; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Taunton built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 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

Application type
Pruning of Tree(s) covered by TPO
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Parish
Taunton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Applicant
Show
Agent
ARBORICARE

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 13 days slower than Taunton Deane's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
146decided in the last year

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
21 Aug 2026
Comments by
11 Sept 2026