Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington Data via plota.co.uk

43/26/0062/T - Pruning of Tree(s) covered by TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Application to carry out management works (thinning and lateral reduction) to one cedar tree included in Taunton Deane Borough (Wellington No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1999 at Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington (TD830) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Approved
25 Aug 2026

Approved on 25 Aug 2026 · the Development Control Manager under delgated powers · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 8

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Longforth Farmhouse, Grade II, about 16 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Tone 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.
Public footpath about 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Wellington (Somerset) built-up area; Priority habitat about 35 m away: Traditional orchard; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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 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
Pruning of Tree(s) covered by TPO
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Parish
Wellington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Applicant
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Agent
CHRIS GROVES ASSOCIATES

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 days slower than Taunton Deane's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
146decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
14 Aug 2026