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Compass House, Road Between Cross Lane And Axbridge Bypass, Townsend, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2AJ

Granted Exmoor National Park 02/23/00003 Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Fell 2No. Beech (G1). Crown reduce height/spread of Cherry (T2) by up to 1.5m.

As published by the council, reference 02/23/00003

Application record

Reference
02/23/00003
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
13 Feb 2023
Validated
13 Feb 2023
Decided
18 Mar 2023
Parish
Axbridge
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BS26 2AJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 02/24/00013 Withdrawn

    Compass House, Road Between Cross Lane And Axbridge Bypass, Townsend, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2AJ

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed addition of 12 black solar panels (5.220 kw) to the south facing pitched elevation of the detached garage of the property. The property is not listed but is within a Conservation Area. The panels will not front a main road. The installation will be performed by an established company Flex Eco Services Ltd.

    Decided 8 Oct 2024 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Feb 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 18 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 18 March 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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