Planning application
53/25/0007/T
The Chapel, Cotford St. Luke
Proposal
Application to carry out management works (crown-lifts) to 2 lime trees and 7 Western Red Cedars included in Taunton Deane Borough (Bishops Lydeard No.2) Tree Preservation Order 1992 on land to the east of Needhams Patch and south of The Chapel, Cotford St. Luke (TD545)
As published by the council, reference 53/25/0007/T
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2025
Received by Somerset
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3 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to 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.
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Within 500 metres
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53/25/0007/T Granted
The Chapel, Cotford St. Luke
Application to carry out management works (crown-lifts) to 2 lime trees and 7 Western Red Cedars included in Taunton Deane Borough (Bishops Lydeard No.2) Tree Preservation Order 1992 on land to the east of Needhams Patch and south of The Chapel, Cotford St. Luke (TD545)
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53/26/0003 Granted
27 Stutts End, Cotford St Luke
Erection of metal railings to the side boundary of 27 Stutts End, Cotford St Luke
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53/24/0005/T Granted
30 Stutts End, Cotford St. Luke
Application to carry out management works to one oak tree included in Taunton Deane Borough (Bishops Lydeard No.2) Tree Preservation Order 1992 at 30 Stutts End, Cotford St. Luke (TD545)
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53/25/0006/T Granted
Application to carry out management works to one oak tree included in Taunton Deane Borough Tree Preservation Order 1992 on open space adjacent to Burge Crescent, Cotford St. Luke
Application to carry out management works (crown-reduction) to one oak tree included in Taunton Deane Borough (Bishops Lydeard No.2) Tree Preservation Order 1992 on open space adjacent to Burge Crescent, Cotford St. Luke (TD545)
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53/25/0006/T Granted
Application to carry out management works to one oak tree included in Taunton Deane Borough Tree Preservation Order 1992 on open space adjacent to Burge Crescent, Cotford St. Luke
Application to carry out management works (crown-reduction) to one oak tree included in Taunton Deane Borough (Bishops Lydeard No.2) Tree Preservation Order 1992 on open space adjacent to Burge Crescent, Cotford St. Luke (TD545)
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53/25/0001 Granted
Dene Road, Cotford St Luke
Application for approval of reserved matters following Outline Approval 53/21/0010 for the layout, scale, appearance and landscaping of a local centre development (Class E and hot food takeaway use) with associated car parking and ancillary works on land at Dene Road, Cotford St Luke
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38/25/0446/T Granted
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38/25/0389/T Granted
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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.
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