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Lydeard House, West Street, Bishops Lydeard

Granted Exmoor National Park 06/25/0023/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 weeping willow tree included in Taunton Deane Borough (Bishops Lydeard No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1977 at Lydeard House, West Street, Bishops Lydeard (TD90)

As published by the council, reference 06/25/0023/T

Application record

Reference
06/25/0023/T
Type
Felling of Tree(s) covered by TPO
Status
Granted As published: Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
11 Sep 2025
Validated
11 Sep 2025
Decided
29 Oct 2025
Parish
Bishops Lydeard

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2005: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 06/05/0036/LB Granted

    LYDEARD HOUSE, WEST STREET, BISHOPS LYDEARD.

    CONVERSION OF OUTBUILDING TO 2 NO. FLATS FOR STAFF ACCOMMODATION AT LYDEARD HOUSE, WEST STREET, BISHOPS LYDEARD.

    Decided 31 May 2006 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 29 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  3. 9 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 29 October 2025, 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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