Planning application
Burnham Holiday Village, Marine Drive, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 1LA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Pollard 1No. Common Ash (T004) (TPO Ref A1) to 4m to leave as standing deadwood if possible. Pollard 1No. Poplar (middle tree within group of 6) (G025) (TPO Ref A1) to 6m above ground level, just above fork, crown reduce remainder of whole line by 5m and remove deadwood - greater than 25 mm. Repollard 3No. Willow (G028) (TPO Ref A1) back to previous pollard points, inspect points for excessive decay and take lower if required. Repollard group of Willow (G031) (TPO Ref A1) back to previous pollard points. Crown reduce group of 3No. Poplars (G034) (TPO Ref A1) by 5m and remove deadwood - greater than 25 mm. Crown reduce group of 8No. Poplars (G035) (TPO Ref A1) by 5m and remove deadwood - greater than 25mm. Reduce stem of 1No. Poplar (T035) (TPO Ref A1) back to before previous failure point, crown reduce remainder of tree by 3m and remove deadwood - greater than 25 mm. Coppice 1No. Willow (T036) (TPO Ref A1) to ground level. Pollard 1No. Lombardy Poplar (T003) (TPO Ref A1) to around 2m. Pollard 1No. Willow (T005) (TPO Ref A1) to around 3m.
As published by the council, reference 11/26/00013
Application record
- Reference
- 11/26/00013
- Type
- Works to Trees
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 7 Mar 2026
- Parish
- Burnham & Highbridge
- Postcode
- TA8 1LA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 8 applications since 2019: 8 approved, 0 refused.
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11/26/00002 Granted
Burnham Holiday Village, Marine Drive, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 1LA
Installation of 5No. internally illuminated sets of built up letters on existing clad fascia areas, 4No. internally illuminated longshore lanterns, 1No. internally illuminated set of built up letters on oval panel, 1No. internally illuminated 4.6m post sign, 4No. menu cases, and vinyl dots to windows and doors.
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11/25/00113 Granted
Burnham Holiday Village, Marine Drive, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 1LA
Extension of existing bar/restaurant and associated works.
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11/25/00079 Granted
Burnham Holiday Village, Marine Drive, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 1LA
Fell 1No. Monterey Cypress (T1) (TPO Ref A1)
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11/23/00022 Granted
Burnham Holiday Village, Marine Drive, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 1LA
Siting of three static caravans and associated works.
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11/23/00011 Granted
Burnham Holiday Village, Marine Drive, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 1LA
Installation of a container with associated external seating and localised infrastructure and landscape works.
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11/21/00040 Granted
Burnham Holiday Village, Marine Drive, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 1LA
Monterey Cypress (T1) - Dismantle to near ground level.
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11/19/00120 Granted
Burnham Holiday Village, Marine Drive, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 1LA
Area A1 (T1) Sycamore, reduce lateral growth by 2m and remove deadwood. (T2) Sycamore, reduce lateral growth by 1-2m and thin crown 10%. (T3) Poplar remove deadwood. (T4 + T5) Fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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7 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 7 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
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