Laurel Bank, Sand Road, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4BZ Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 50/26/00081 - Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Trees & landscaping
Council
Sedgemoor
Date received
28 Oct 2026
Date validated
28 Oct 2026
Postcode
BS28 4BZ
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Description

Fell 1No. Magnolia (T1). Remove 1No. Cherry (T2) as in decline. Remove small group of dead elms (T3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 5 Dec 2026, from Sedgemoor's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 1 of the 56-day target. Sedgemoor usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 155 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Site constraints 7

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.
Wedmore 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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Hall Farmhouse, Grade II, about 42 m from the postcode pin · 3 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Wedmore 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 28 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.

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