Bramble Cottage Main Street Barrington Ilminster Somerset TA19 0JD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01567/TCA - Work to Trees Approved

Proposal

Notification of intent to fell No. 2 Apple trees, No. 2 Blackthorn trees, one third crown reduction to No. 1 Sycamore tree, fell No. 1 Beech tree and fell No. 1 Plum tree within Conservation Area. AMENDED SPEC 22.07.26 To reduce the crown radially on the Sycamore by 1 to 1.5 metres, which will leave a crown spread of approx 4 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

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

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Trevilian Cottage
List entry 1056903 · 19 m away · 14 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 13 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.
Show the other 14 with distances
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.
Barrington 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 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 3; Heritage at risk 49 m away: Church of St Mary the Virgin; Inside the Barrington (Somerset) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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 1

Last sold for £622,250 in November 2025. Detached house, freehold.

3 November 2025£622,250

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

Building

Floor area177 m² (1,905 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2020, 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
TA19 0JD
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
Parish
Barrington
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant
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Agent
BoarderLandscapes Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 12 days faster than South Somerset's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
272decided 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

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 6 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15068236
Planning Portal ref
PP-15068236
Statutory expiry
19 Aug 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.