Flat 41 High Street Bruton Somerset BA10 0AW Data via plota.co.uk

26/02291/TCA - Work to Trees Awaiting decision

Proposal

Notification of intent to Fell No2 Trees within a conservation area. T1 (sycamore) and T2 (Bay) Remove both of these trees as they are both too large for the gardens size, having a large impact on the amount of sunlight to the rest of the garden. The garden will be replanted appropriately. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Nov 2026, from South Somerset's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: 41, High Street
List entry 1175941 · 0 m away · 39 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 36 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 39 with distances
Historic England ↗
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.
Public footpath 8 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 162 m away: The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary; SSSI 250 m away: Godminster Lane Quarry & Railway Cutting SSSI; Inside the Bruton 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in South Somerset - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Work to Trees
Postcode
BA10 0AW
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
WINCANTON AND BRUTON
Parish
Bruton
Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Osborne tree services

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. South Somerset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
91%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
272decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15252753
Planning Portal ref
PP-15252753
Statutory expiry
9 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use