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42/25/00022

35 Hillside, Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8AN

Granted Somerset Works to Trees

Proposal

Reduce height of 1No. Copper Beech (T1) (TPO Ref T1) by 2m, raise crown to 3.5m above ground level by removing smaller branches not exceeding 75mm in diameter and shorten branches in lower crown towards neighbours windows on Southeast side up to 5m above grown level by 1.5m max.

As published by the council, reference 42/25/00022

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Nov 2025

    Received by Somerset

  2. 13 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 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.

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  • 42/25/00022 Granted

    35 Hillside, Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8AN

    Reduce height of 1No. Copper Beech (T1) (TPO Ref T1) by 2m, raise crown to 3.5m above ground level by removing smaller branches not exceeding 75mm in diameter and shorten branches in lower crown towards neighbours windows on Southeast side up to 5m above grown level by 1.5m max.

    11 Nov 2025 0m away Trees
  • 42/21/00015 Granted

    26 Hillside, Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8AN

    Poplar (T3) reduce height by 4m. Beech (T4) remove 4 lowest eastern branches, shorten branch on garden side by 3-4m, reduce height by 2m

    11 Jun 2021 126m away Trees
  • 42/21/00016 Granted

    24 Hillside, Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8AN

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    8 Jun 2021 133m away Trees
  • 42/25/00021 Granted

    12 Hillside Crescent, Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8AP

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    12 Nov 2025 176m away Full applications
  • 42/25/00021 Granted

    12 Hillside Crescent, Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8AP

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    12 Nov 2025 176m away Full applications
  • 42/25/00024 Granted

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    18 Dec 2025 195m away Full applications

In Somerset

  • 2026/0049/TCA Granted

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    13 Jan 2026 Trees
  • 26/00138/TCA Granted

    St Benedicts Farm Knole Long Sutton Langport Somerset TA10 9HY

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    20 Jan 2026 Trees
  • 38/25/0446/T Granted

    THE OLD SCHOOL RECTORY ROAD STAPLEGROVE TAUNTON TA2 6EJ

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    29 Dec 2025 Trees
  • 38/25/0389/T Granted

    40 and 41 The Avenue, Taunton

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    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