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Dinder House The Rookery Dinder Wells Somerset BA5 3PB

Granted Exmoor National Park 2021/2885/TCA Works/Felling Trees in a CA

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

1086 - (Magnolia x Soulangeana). Attempt to relocate. 1087 - (Magnolia x Soulangeana). Remove. 1093 - (Laburnum). Remove. 1118 - (Sycamore). Remove. 1121 - (False Acacia). Reduce. 1130 - (Cherry Laurel). Remove.

As published by the council, reference 2021/2885/TCA

Application record

Reference
2021/2885/TCA
Type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Status
Decided
Decision
TCA Approval (No Objection)
Received
22 Dec 2021
Validated
22 Dec 2021
Decided
26 Jan 2022
Ward
Croscombe And Pilton (Historic)
Parish
St Cuthbert Out Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BA5 3PB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2025/2101/APP Granted

    Dinder House The Rookery Dinder Wells Somerset BA5 3PB

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 5 (Surface Water Drainage System) & 7 (Surface Water Drainage System Maintenance Plan) on planning permission 2024/1658/FUL (Erection of barn with associated access, drainage, & landscape works).

    Decided 24 Feb 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Dec 2021

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 26 Jan 2022

    Decision issued: TCA Approval (No Objection)

  3. 29 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 26 January 2022, 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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