25/02894/TCA

1. 3 Dec 2025

   Received by Somerset

2. 14 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on trees applications in our guide

• 25/02894/TCA Granted

  Bathwell House Bathwell Lane Milborne Port Sherborne Dorset DT9 5AN

  Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 2 Trees and Fell No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 - Willow Tree (Salix) Crown reduce x 1 in height and lateral spread by approximately 50%. A reduction of approximately 5 meters over the entire canopy. T2 Willow Tree - Pollard to a finished height of approximately 8 feet. T3 - Willow Tree - Fell.

  3 Dec 2025 0m away Trees
• 26/00066/TCA Granted

  Highmore Bathwell Lane Milborne Port Sherborne Dorset DT9 5AN

  Notification of intent to Fell No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. Group 3 x conifer - fell. larger tree to east causing wall failure, all three felling as client wishes to make room for smaller species

  13 Jan 2026 132m away Trees
• 26/00066/TCA Granted

  Highmore Bathwell Lane Milborne Port Sherborne Dorset DT9 5AN

  Notification of intent to Fell No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. Group 3 x conifer - fell. larger tree to east causing wall failure, all three felling as client wishes to make room for smaller species

  13 Jan 2026 132m away Trees
• 26/00070/TPO Granted

  Sycamore Higher Gunville Sherborne Dorset DT9 5AW

  Application to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree as shown within the Wincanton Rural District Council (MIPO 1) 1973 Tree Preservation Order. T1 - Sycamore 'Pollard' at the point where the main stem divides into multiple stems. On Christmas eve 2025 the central leader failed, and landed the dwelling puncturing the roof and the ceiling of the room within. As per the supporting amenity tree evaluation, originally provided in 2019, the are multiple cavities present at the point where the main stem divides, additionally Dryads saddle is present, and Ganoderma decay fungi is also present within the tree. The point where the main stem divides is extensive decayed.

  13 Jan 2026 252m away Trees
• 26/00070/TPO Granted

  Sycamore Higher Gunville Sherborne Dorset DT9 5AW

  Application to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree as shown within the Wincanton Rural District Council (MIPO 1) 1973 Tree Preservation Order. T1 - Sycamore 'Pollard' at the point where the main stem divides into multiple stems. On Christmas eve 2025 the central leader failed, and landed the dwelling puncturing the roof and the ceiling of the room within. As per the supporting amenity tree evaluation, originally provided in 2019, the are multiple cavities present at the point where the main stem divides, additionally Dryads saddle is present, and Ganoderma decay fungi is also present within the tree. The point where the main stem divides is extensive decayed.

  13 Jan 2026 252m away Trees
• 21/01327/LBC Granted

  Town Hall High Street Milborne Port DT9 5DF

  Mounting of defibrillator onto the wall of the Town Hall (Grade II Listed Building)

  19 Apr 2021 268m away Heritage and listed buildings

• 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.

  13 Jan 2026 Trees
• 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.

  20 Jan 2026 Trees
• 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

  29 Dec 2025 Trees
• 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

  7 Nov 2025 Trees
• 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.

  15 Jan 2026 Trees