The Old Vicarage Drayton Langport Somerset TA10 0JX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Tree and carry out Tree Surgery works to No. 2 Trees within a Conservation Area. T001 - Horse chestnut: This tree has had a large stem fail and fall into the garden due to a potential infection/compromised timber integrity. The proposed work is to remove the remaining vertical stem to above the Owl box, leaving the remaining limbs on the South-Western side. T002 - Holm Oak, This tree has been severely damaged by T001s stem failure. The proposed work is to fell the remaining stem to ground level. T003 - Lime The proposed work is to reduce the North-Eastern side of the canopy by up to 5 metres to previous pollard points and/or create new pollard points at those points. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Feb 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 5 Oct 2026
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £950,000 in October 2016. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- South Somerset
- Application type
- Work to Trees
- Postcode
- TA10 0JX
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- CURRY RIVEL AND LANGPORT
- Parish
- Drayton
- Target decision
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hi-Line
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 7 days slower than South Somerset's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by South Somerset in the last twelve months, from validation. South Somerset decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 5 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14579887
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14579887
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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