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St Johns Vicarage, Blake Place, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5BA

Granted Exmoor National Park 08/19/00209 Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees Small domestic

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

Proposal

(T2) Eucalyptus, reduce crown by 50% to height of 14m. (T3) Ash, reduce height by 25% (6m) shorten long side stems by 4m. (T4) Group of sumac fell 2 stems leaning over footpath to East. (T6) Elder, pollard to 2m. (T7) Beech, reduce branches on East side by 3m. (T8) Apple, thin crown by 20% removing rubbing and deadwood branches. (T9) Group of 3 Silver Birch, raise crown to 4m above ground, fell small tree resting on fence.

As published by the council, reference 08/19/00209

Application record

Reference
08/19/00209
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
21 Nov 2019
Validated
21 Nov 2019
Decided
25 Dec 2019
Parish
Bridgwater
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA6 5BA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Nov 2019

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 25 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 25 December 2019, 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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