Planning application
INMANS COMBE FLOREY ROAD COMBE FLOREY BISHOPS LYDEARD TA4 3JD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification to carry out management works (crown-reduction) to one yew tree within Combe Florey Conservation Area at Inmans, Combe Florey Road, Combe Florey
As published by the council, reference 11/25/0004/T
Application record
- Reference
- 11/25/0004/T
- Type
- Works to Tree(s) in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decision of No Objection - Trees was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 16 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Parish
- Combe Florey
- Postcode
- TA4 3JD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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20 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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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 2 December 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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