ROKEBY BISHOPS HULL ROAD TAUNTON TA1 5EG

1. 4 Jun 2026

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 10 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 2 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 10 July 2026, 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.

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.

• Rokeby, Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

  05/26/0011 Submitted 18 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~13 Aug

  Replacement of 3 No. windows at Rokeby, Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

  Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 12 docs

• The Old Manse, Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

  38/26/0203 Submitted 2 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep

  Erection of a single storey extension to the rear with installation of 2 No. french doors to the side, replacement of 4 No. windows and rendering of the rear elevation of The Old Manse, Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 8 docs
  Small domestic

• The Old Manse, Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

  05/25/0015/T Submitted 14 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Notification to fell one Holm Oak and one cypress tree and to carry out management works to two maple trees and one Ginkgo tree within Bishops Hull Conservation Area at The Old Manse, Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Eagles House, Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

  05/24/0027/T Submitted 16 Oct 2024 100 yards away

  Application to carry out management works to four Holm Oak trees and one Luccombe Oak (and dead wood one Holm Oak) included in Taunton Deane Borough (Bishops Hull No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1977 at Eagles House, Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull (TD117)

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Eagles House, Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

  05/24/0025/T Submitted 16 Oct 2024 100 yards away

  Notification to carry out management works to 2 yew trees within Bishops Hull Conservation Area at Eagles House, Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Eagles House, Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

  05/26/0002/T Submitted 21 Jan 2026 100 yards away

  T1 Holm oak. Remove 2 low basal stems near to ground level arising from the trunk base. Branches encroaching over the footway. Reason: To allow pedestrian clearance and to mitigate any risk of failure over the footway and neighbours garden at Eagles House, Bishops Hull Road, Bishops Hull

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 54/26/00009 Granted

  10 Church Street, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8DP

  Prune 1No. Yew (T1) (TPO Ref T1) by up to 2m leaving the tree approx. final spread dimensions of 9-10m in order to bring the tree within the property boundaries on the road and neighbouring property aspects and leave neatly rounded. Crown raise 2No. Holm Oaks (G1) (TPO Ref G1) to 2.5m from ground level, remove dead wood and prune back aspect approaching neighbouring properties to ensure approx. 2.5m clearance from the properties leaving the trees approx. final spread dimensions of 16.5m.

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
• 07/26/00013 Granted

  90 Brent Street, Brent Knoll, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4EH

  Crown reduce 2No. Monterey Cypress (T1 & T2) (TPO Ref T1 and T2) by 1.5m - 2m leaving the tree approx. final height and spread of 20m and reduce back from chimneys to leave a 2.5m clearance. Crown reduce 1No. Acacia (T3) (TPO Ref T1) by 1.5m leaving the tree approx. final height and spread of 12m.

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Trees
• 43/26/00008 Granted

  St Marys Church, Church Road, Shapwick, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9NH

  Crown raise low canopy of 1No. Cedar of Lebanon (T1) to 2.4m above ground level over gravestones to allow for mowing access. Fell group of 5No. Monterey Cypress (T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6) and replace with more suitable species. Reduce lateral branches extending towards the church of 1No. Cedar of Lebanon (T7) by 3.6m as practicable. Crown raise low canopy of 1No. Cherry (T8) to 2.4m above ground level to allow for mowing access. Remove 1No. dead unknown species (T17).

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Trees
• 17/26/00054 Granted

  Land to the South of Water Works, Sharpham Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27

  Removal of 4No. up to 15m sections of hedgerow (H1, H2, H3, and H4 as shown on submitted plans) to allow for pipeline installation and for plant and machinery access. The hedgerows will be replanted upon completion of the works.

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Trees
• 43/26/00011 Granted

  The Old Vicarage, Main Road, Shapwick, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9LP

  Fell 1No. False Acacia (T1)

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Trees