Land Opposite The Old Cottage Lower Street West Chinnock Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7PT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01380/TCA - Work to Trees Approved

Proposal

Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Group of Trees within a Conservation Area. G1 - Group of Cupressus Leylandii Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jun 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Balster's Farm House, Grade II, about 19 m from the postcode pin · 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.
Show all 7 with distances
Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett 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.
West Chinnock 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.
Council document ↗
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
Inside the West Chinnock built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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

Application type
Work to Trees
Postcode
TA18 7PT
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Ward
COKER
Parish
West Chinnock
Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant
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Agent
ARB Tree and Grounds Management

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 7 days faster 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No