The Court, St Marys Street, Axbridge, BS26 2BN Data via plota.co.uk

02/26/00021 - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Pending

Proposal

Crown thin 1No. Holm Oak (T1) by 30% and shortening the tips by 1m leaving the tree approx. final height/spread of 18m. Crown reduce 1No. Horse Chestnut (T2) by up to a maximum of 1.5m leaving the tree approx. final height/spread of 8m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Nov 2026, from Sedgemoor's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 7 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 8

29 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Georgian House, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 27 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 29 with distances
Historic England ↗
Axbridge 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.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
National landscape about 159 m away: Mendip Hills; SSSI about 278 m away: Cheddar Wood SSSI; Inside the Axbridge built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 9 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.

Building

Floor area527 m² (5,673 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 15 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Sedgemoor
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
BS26 2BN
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Parish
Axbridge
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
Hoods Tree Services, 17 High Green

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Sedgemoor usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
92decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Sedgemoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Sedgemoor decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Comments by
7 Nov 2026

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.