Little Orchard High Street Butleigh Street Somerset BA6 8SY Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1210/TCA - Works/Felling Trees in a CA Approved

Proposal

T1 - Weeping Willow: crown raise, secondary drooping growth by approx 2m to allow better spacing for the shrubs below. Pruning cuts will not exceed 25mm in diameter. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Jun 2026
Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue 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.
Butleigh 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: No 29 and Forecourt Wall, Grade II, 31 m away · 1 Grade II*, 7 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Butleigh built-up area; Priority habitat 22 m away: Traditional orchard; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. 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
Mendip
Application type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Postcode
BA6 8SY
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Mendip South Division
Parish
Butleigh Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Aug 2026
Decision
TCA Approval (No Objection)
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Bruton Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 6 days faster than Mendip's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
182decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15036725
Env. assessment
No