1 Church Close West Chinnock Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7PZ Data via plota.co.uk

Awaiting decision 26/02361/TCA

Trees & landscaping

Council

South Somerset

Date received

5 Oct 2026

Date validated

5 Oct 2026

Postcode

TA18 7PZ

Description

Notification of intent to fell No 1 Silver Birch Tree and carry out tree works to No 1 Snake-Bark Maple Tree within a conservation area T1 = Snake-bark Maple, Remove. this tree is lifting the surrounding slabs and taking a lot of light from an already small garden. T2 =Silver birch, 12m in height, reduce by 3m and remove any deadwood. This work is to maintain the tree in a safe condition to protect from storm damage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 9 Oct 2026, 06:43

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 15 Nov 2026, from South Somerset's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 6 of the 56-day target. South Somerset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

prediction

Day 650 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 →

Site constraints 7

19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Church Close, Grade II, about 0 m from the postcode pin · 19 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.

Show all 19 with distances

0 mChurch CloseGrade II
8 mUnidentified Chest Tomb, 7 Metres South of South East Corner of Chancel, Church of Saint MaryGrade II
11 mWills Chest Tomb, 5 Metres South of South East Corner of the South Aisle, Church of Saint MaryGrade II
11 mMurley Chest Tomb, 4 Metres South East of the South East Corner of the South Aisle, Church of Saint MaryGrade II
16 mPaul Chest Tomb, With Railing Enclosures, 3 Metres South of South Aisle Door, Church of Saint MaryGrade II
24 mPatten Chest Tomb, 2 Metres East of Chancel East Window, Church of Saint MaryGrade II
25 mChurch of Saint MaryGrade II
25 mHayward Chest Tomb, in Railed Enclosure North of Chancel, Church of Saint MaryGrade II
26 mPatten Chest Tomb, 6 Metres East of North East Corner of Chancel, Church of Saint MaryGrade II
34 mSpordel Chest Tomb With Railing Enclosure, 13 Metres North East of North East Corner of Chancel, Church of Saint MaryGrade II
57 mThe Old School HouseGrade II
68 mTree CottageGrade II
76 mK6 Telephone Kiosk, West ChinnockGrade II
85 mWest Chinnock Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, With Its Boundary Wall and RailingsGrade II
90 mNos 1, 2 and 3 Thatched Cottages, With Well 1.5 Metres North of No 1 (to Rear of Nos 47 to 51)Grade II
95 m48, Higher StreetGrade II
96 m47, Higher StreetGrade II
122 m45, Higher StreetGrade II
133 mManor Farm HouseGrade II

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Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett 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.

West Chinnock 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.

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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% 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.

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Also on the record

Inside the West Chinnock built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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.