Planning application
25/02797/TCA
The Old Rectory Church Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7EJ
Proposal
Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. Beech Tree - reduce by 2-3 metres.
As published by the council, reference 25/02797/TCA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by Somerset
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17 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Refused
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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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25/02797/TCA Refused
The Old Rectory Church Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7EJ
Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. Beech Tree - reduce by 2-3 metres.
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22/03311/TCA Granted
The Vicarage Church Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7EJ
Notification of intent to fell No. 2 trees and carry out tree surgery works to No. 2 trees within a Conservation Area.
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26/01288/LBC Granted
Castle Cary Community Primary School Park Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7EH
Replacement of rainwater goods to the front (road facing) elevation of the building, with a few return lengths of guttering along sides.
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21/00386/COU Granted
Public Conveniences Millbrook Gardens Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7ED
Change of Use from community use (public toilets) to Community & Commercial use (classes E,F1and F2)
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26/01284/TCA Granted
Rowan Cottage Church Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7EL
Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 2 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1 - Oak: crown raise by approx 1-2m all around. Thin remainder of the canopy by approx 20%. Both processes are in aid of encouraging better light to the gardens to allow shrubs etc to flourish and to provide clearance from the outbuildings. T2 - Apple: thin by up to 20%.
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26/01285/TCA Granted
Sandybank South Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7EW
Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to No. 1 Apple Tree (T1) to reduce canopy by approx 2m and thin the remainder of the tree by up to 20% to manage size within a Conservation Area
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.