Planning application
Dunkirk Memorial House, Minehead Road, Bishops Lydeard
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to carry out crown-reduction works to two oak trees and one eucalyptus tree included in Taunton Deane Borough (Bishops Lydeard No.2) Tree Preservation Order 1991 at Dunkirk Memorial House, Minehead Road, Bishops Lydeard (TD527)
As published by the council, reference 06/26/0002/T
Application record
- Reference
- 06/26/0002/T
- Type
- Pruning 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
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 3 Mar 2026
- Parish
- Bishops Lydeard
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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27 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 3 March 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.
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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