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THE KINGS OF WESSEX ACADEMY, Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQ

Granted Exmoor National Park 17/25/00073 Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Pollard 1No. Lime (T1) to suitable pruning points.

As published by the council, reference 17/25/00073

Application record

Reference
17/25/00073
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
17 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Decided
22 Nov 2025
Parish
Cheddar
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BS27 3AQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 17/25/00079 Granted

    THE KINGS OF WESSEX ACADEMY, Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQ

    Fell 1No. Apple Tree (T103)

    Decided 6 Dec 2025 Trees
  • 17/25/00056 Granted

    THE KINGS OF WESSEX ACADEMY, Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQ

    PV arrays to roofs of existing classroom blocks to the centre of the academy site, north of the playing field.

    Decided 19 Sep 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Oct 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 22 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 22 November 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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