The Pool House Shepherds Lane Chard Somerset TA20 1QU Data via plota.co.uk

Awaiting decision 26/02382/TPO

Trees & landscaping

Council

South Somerset

Date received

7 Oct 2026

Date validated

7 Oct 2026

Postcode

TA20 1QU

Description

Application to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree as shown within the (CDC) 1974 Tree Preservation Order. T1 Horse Chestnut; the proposed tree work is to carry out a radial crown lift of the pendulous branches lifting to 3m from ground level, Reducing by up to 3m lengths, with maximum diameter cuts of up to 100mm - with the majority of cuts and lengths below these stated maximums. The aim of the tree work is to lift the lower crown off of and away from the adjacent buildings and from the public footpath/pavement and Road (A30). To prevent damage from high sided vehicles. Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 06:54

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from South Somerset's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 2 of the 56-day target. South Somerset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

prediction

Day 254 days to the 56-day target

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 →

Site constraints 6

Public footpath about 12 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.

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 ↗

Conservation area about 18 m away: Chard

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

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.

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Also on the record

SSSI about 418 m away: Snowdon Hill Quarry SSSI; 4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Chard built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 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.