5 Windmill Hill, North Curry Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Carry out crown reduction, selective crown thinning, and corrective formative pruning to a group of established fruit trees within the garden, in order to manage excessive canopy growth, improve light penetration, reduce congestion and interlocking branches, and support the long-term health, structure, and sustainable form of the trees. All works are designed to retain the character, amenity value, and contribution of the trees to the conservation area at 5 Windmill Hill, North Curry Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Feb 2026 · the Development Control Manager under delgated powers · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Site constraints 7
Show all 5 with distances
- 17 mMiddle HouseGrade II
- 19 mThe Old ManseGrade II
- 22 m6, Windmill HillGrade II
- 24 m3, Windmill HillGrade II
- 85 mMethodist Church With Railings Abutting to NorthGrade II
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, 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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Important details
- Council
- Taunton Deane
- Application type
- Works to Tree(s) in Conservation Area
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Parish
- North Curry
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decision
- No Objection - Trees
- Decision date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 37 days from validation, 5 days faster than Taunton Deane's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Taunton Deane in the last twelve months, from validation. Taunton Deane decision record →
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