The Pines North Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01980/TCA - Work to Trees Awaiting decision

Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to No.2 trees within a Conservation Area. T1 - Cedar - Works required to make safe, structurally sound, re-balance and shape tree in curtain areas. We need to selectively prune curtain lateral branches by approximately 2-5m, remove small and large dead branches and dead hanging fallen branches. T2 - Plumb - Remove tree to ground level and replant with another species due to being very large and is riddled with Ganoderma applanatum we are noticing a lot more year after year. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Sept 2026, from South Somerset's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 7

Grade II* listed: The Pines
List entry 1056229 · 1 m from the pin · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 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: 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.
Castle Cary 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Castle Cary built-up area; Priority habitat 15 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. 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
Work to Trees
Postcode
BA7 7AY
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
CASTLE CARY
Parish
Castle Cary
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Thomas Stiles

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. South Somerset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
193decided 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 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No