Orchard Farm Knole Long Sutton Langport Somerset TA10 9HY Data via plota.co.uk

26/02011/TCA - Work to Trees Approved

Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 5 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1 Apple tree - Unknown species - Dead - Remove all extra limbs leaving core Y shaped trunk for wildlife T2 and T3 Crab apple and pear tree - Remove crossing branches and restore good productive shape. Remove top 3m off pear tree to allow light to reach lower branches and neighbouring trees T4 - Cooking apple tree - Prune shoots and whips to remove crossing branches in triple goblet shape T5 - Cherry tree - Remove dead and diseased branches within crown but leave rest of structure intact See photos and maps Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Cottage 15 Metres North of Ciderpress Farmhouse
List entry 1346101 · 0 m away · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 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.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Knole 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 ↗
Public footpath 9 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £1,340,000 in August 2022. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

24 August 2022£1,340,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
8 July 2020£910,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
18 January 2017£810,000Detached house
12 October 1999£220,000Detached house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area219 m² (2,357 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (86 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built2012 to 2021
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsTimber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Work to Trees
Postcode
TA10 9HY
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
SOMERTON
Parish
Long Sutton
Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
319decided 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

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Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15184643
Planning Portal ref
PP-15184643
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.