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Land At, Northgate, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3EU

Granted Exmoor National Park 08/26/00073 Works to Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Prune low branches of 1No. Lime (T005) (TPO Ref T5) overhanging adjacent properties (located at Chalice Mews) back to but not further than previous pruning points approved by previous planning application (08/24/00091) to provide a minimum of 1m clearance off structure to minimise nuisance.

As published by the council, reference 08/26/00073

Application record

Reference
08/26/00073
Type
Works to Trees
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Decided
5 Sep 2026
Parish
Bridgwater
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA6 3EU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 08/26/00050 Granted

    Land At, Northgate, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3EU

    Crown lift 1No. Lime (T4) (TPO Ref T4) to 5m above ground level to enable 5m high carnival carts to pass near the curb at the end of the procession route without hitting the overhanging branches and causing items/debris to fall on carnival personnel, spectators and the public.

    Decided 18 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 08/19/00187 Granted

    Land At, Northgate, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3EU

    Lime (T004) Crown lift removing lowest limb over road, lowest limb over Chalice Mews touching roof & two secondary branches over footpath to North. Lime (T005) Remove 2 lower limbs over hanging foot path, prune limbs over roof by 0.5m to give 1m clearance.

    Decided 27 Nov 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 5 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

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 5 September 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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  • Land At, Northgate, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3EU

    08/19/00187 Submitted 28 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Lime (T004) Crown lift removing lowest limb over road, lowest limb over Chalice Mews touching roof & two secondary branches over footpath to North. Lime (T005) Remove 2 lower limbs over hanging foot path, prune limbs over roof by 0.5m to give 1m clearance.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Land At, Northgate, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3EU

    08/26/00050 Submitted 16 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Crown lift 1No. Lime (T4) (TPO Ref T4) to 5m above ground level to enable 5m high carnival carts to pass near the curb at the end of the procession route without hitting the overhanging branches and causing items/debris to fall on carnival personnel, spectators and the public.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
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