Planning application
MILL HOUSE HALSE ROAD HALSE BISHOPS LYDEARD TA4 3AQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification to pollard (at 6 metres above ground level) four main stems of a multi-stemmed alder tree within Halse Conservation Area at Mill House, Halse Road, Halse
As published by the council, reference 18/25/0016/T
Application record
- Reference
- 18/25/0016/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
- 15 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 28 Oct 2025
- Parish
- Halse
- Postcode
- TA4 3AQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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17 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Oct 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
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 28 October 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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