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Lavender Croft, Gipsy Lane, Taunton

Granted Exmoor National Park 05/23/0008/T Felling of Tree(s) covered by TPO

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Application to fell one Japanese Cedar and to carry out management works one Sweet Chestnut included in Taunton Deane Borough (Bishops Hull No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1981 at Lavender Croft, Gipsy Lane, Taunton (TD211)

As published by the council, reference 05/23/0008/T

Application record

Reference
05/23/0008/T
Type
Felling of Tree(s) covered by TPO
Status
Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Granted subject to conditions
Received
9 Mar 2023
Validated
10 Mar 2023
Decided
19 Apr 2023
Parish
Bishops Hull

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Mar 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 10 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 19 April 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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