Sky College, Pickeridge Close, Taunton Data via plota.co.uk

38/25/0296/T - Pruning of Tree(s) covered by TPO Approved

Proposal

Application to carry out management works to one willow tree and one field maple included in Taunton Deane Borough (Taunton No.1) Tree Preservation Order 2014 at Sky College, Pickeridge Close, Taunton (TD1115) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Sept 2025
✓
Approved
8 Oct 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
14 Jan 2026

Approved on 8 Oct 2025 · the Development Control Manager under delgated powers · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Taunton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 Sept 2025
Validated
4 Sept 2025
Parish
Taunton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2025
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
8 Oct 2025
Decision level
the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Appeal
Dismissed · 14 Jan 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6001204 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
CPS GROUNDS LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 8 days faster 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
5 Sept 2025
Comments by
26 Sept 2025