Planning application
25/02701/TPO
Archie Gooch Pavilion Canal Way Ilminster Somerset TA19 9FE
Proposal
Application to carry out Tree Surgery works to Hedge/Trees as shown within the South Somerset District Council (ILMI 1) 2015 Tree Preservation Order. To reduce the height of the hedge to 5 Foot to improve biodiversity and density of the hedge, to lift canopies of trees within that section and also reduce the side and width of the hedge by 0.5 meters/20%.
As published by the council, reference 25/02701/TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Somerset
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/02701/TPO Granted
Archie Gooch Pavilion Canal Way Ilminster Somerset TA19 9FE
Application to carry out Tree Surgery works to Hedge/Trees as shown within the South Somerset District Council (ILMI 1) 2015 Tree Preservation Order. To reduce the height of the hedge to 5 Foot to improve biodiversity and density of the hedge, to lift canopies of trees within that section and also reduce the side and width of the hedge by 0.5 meters/20%.
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25/03018/REM Awaiting decision
Land South West Of Canal Way Ilminster Somerset
Approval of Reserved Matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) for the erection of 97 dwellings including the discharge of conditions 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 16, 18 and 19 pursuant to Phase 1 of outline permission ref. 16/05500/OUT.
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25/03018/REM Awaiting decision
Land South West Of Canal Way Ilminster Somerset
Approval of Reserved Matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) for the erection of 97 dwellings including the discharge of conditions 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 16, 18 and 19 pursuant to Phase 1 of outline permission ref. 16/05500/OUT.
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26/01027/HOU Granted
19 Ladymeade Ilminster Somerset TA19 0EA
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension and new gates installed in boundary wall
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21/01813/HOU Granted
98 Lower Meadow Ilminster TA19 9DP
Single Storey Rear Extension.
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26/01418/COL Granted
The Recreation Ground Orchard Vale Ilminster Somerset TA19 0EY
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed replacement concrete skatepark for the community of Ilminster, on the site of the existing skatepark, within the recreation area of Ilminster Recreation Ground with a new concrete link pathway from the pavilion building and provision of 2 x litter bins and 2 x new concrete bench seats.
Other trees applications
In Somerset
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2026/0049/TCA Granted
Greenbank Horn Street Nunney Frome Somerset BA11 4NP
T1 - Persian Ironwood - Crown reduction by 1-2m, T2 - Beech - Ivy removal, T3 & T4 - Holly - crown reduction by 1-1.5m, T5 - Whitebeam - Removal of stump regrowth to ground level.
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26/00138/TCA Granted
St Benedicts Farm Knole Long Sutton Langport Somerset TA10 9HY
Notification of intent to perform 'regular; pollarding of No 12 Willow Trees on St. Benedict's Farm and the felling and removal of dead Elm trees from hedgerows within a Conservation Area.
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38/25/0446/T Granted
THE OLD SCHOOL RECTORY ROAD STAPLEGROVE TAUNTON TA2 6EJ
Notification to carry out lateral crown-reduction on east side, crown-lift to 5 metres above ground level and lateral reduction away from the road to a group of approximately 17 multi-stemmed boundary trees, predominently ash, maple and sycamore, to crown-lift one maple to rear of garage to 5 metres above ground and remove minor side stems to ground level, and to crown-reduce and thin 3 apple trees by approximately 30% within Staplegrove Conservation Area at The Old School, Rectory Road, Staplegrove
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38/25/0389/T Granted
40 and 41 The Avenue, Taunton
Notification to fell one pear tree and to carry out crown-reduction works to two apple trees, two magnolias, three coniferous trees and one cherry tree within Staplegrove Road Conservation Area at 40 and 41 The Avenue, Taunton
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17/26/0001/T Granted
Manor Farm, Washers Farm Lane, Fitzhead Fell 3x dead elms in hedge on western boundary Fell 1x sycamore on western boundary.
Reduce 2 No. sycamore on southern boundary to a minimum of six feet in height and 10 feet in crown spread to bring it in line with field boundary hedge at Manor Farm, Washers Farm Lane, Fitzhead Fell 3x dead elms in hedge on western boundary Fell 1x sycamore on western boundary.