St Nicholas Church New Road Combe St Nicholas Chard Somerset TA20 3NG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00302/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Application to carry out Tree Surgery works to No. 2 Trees as shown within the Yeovil District Council (CONI 1) 1985 Tree Preservation Order. T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 2m - 3m depending on branch extension, to reduce overall sail effect of tree and reduce risk of branch failure. T2 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 2m - 3m depending on branch extension, to reduce overall sail effect of tree and reduce risk of branch failure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

10 Feb 2026

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Approved

2 Apr 2026

Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Delegated (Use on Recommendations) · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 8

Grade I listed: Church of St Nicholas

List entry 1248506 · 1 m away · 15 more listed buildings within 150 m (15 Grade II)

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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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.

Combe St Nicholas 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 ↗

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

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 Combe St Nicholas built-up area; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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. 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

Council: South Somerset
Application type: Tree Preservation Order
Postcode: TA20 3NG
Received: 10 Feb 2026
Validated: 10 Feb 2026
Ward: CHARD NORTH
Parish: Combe St Nicholas
Target decision: 7 Apr 2026
Decision: Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision date: 2 Apr 2026
Decision level: Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Applicant: Show
Agent: One Cut Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 10 days slower than South Somerset's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one51d

Council41d

UK36d

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 →