Bridgwater Arts Centre, 11-13 Castle Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3DD Data via plota.co.uk

08/26/00070 - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Crown lift 1No. Prunus (T1) to 3m above ground level & crown reduce to previous pruning points retaining inner crown growth. Prune back from property by 0.3m to provide clearance from the wall and reduce to previous pruning points over the boundary to the south leaving the tree approx. final spread of 3m. The tree is located within the courtyard. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

63 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 7, Castle Street, Grade I, about 0 m from the postcode pin · 15 Grade I, 14 Grade II*, 34 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.
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Historic England ↗
Bridgwater Central Area and Dock 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 ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 45 m away: Castle House, Queen Street; Scheduled monument about 235 m away: Chandos Glass Cone, at the junction of Northgate and Valetta Place; Inside the Bridgwater built-up area; Flood defence about 46 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 150 year flood).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 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 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
Sedgemoor
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
TA6 3DD
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Parish
Bridgwater
Case officer
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Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 6 days faster than Sedgemoor's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
5 Sept 2026

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.