The Vicarage Forton Road Chard Somerset TA20 2HJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01612/TPO Approved

Proposal

Application to reduce height by 2.5m to No.01 Lawson Cypress (T1) included within South Somerset District Council (CHAR 4 2004) Tree Preservation Order Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SAC
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.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 41 m away: Chard; 10 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 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, 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

Postcode
TA20 2HJ
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 9 days slower than South Somerset's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 →

Public comments

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Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15081238
Planning Portal ref
PP-15081238
Statutory expiry
7 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.