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Oakhill Manor Zion Hill Oakhill Radstock Somerset BA3 5AW

Granted Exmoor National Park 2023/1800/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

T1 - Lawson Cyprus - Fell. G3 - Conifer - Remove Ivy. T4 - Cotoneaster - Remove deadwood over car park. T5 - Beech - Install cable brace above weak fork. T6 - Oak - Fell. T7 - Oak - Canopy reduction up to 2.4m. T9 - Beech - Raise canopy by 1.8m. T10 - Yew - Reduce upper canopy tp 6m. T11 - Copper Beech - Reduce upper canopy by 3.6m. T12 - Oak - Remove steel band. T13 - Leyland Hedge - Reduce upper canopy by 6m. G15 - Conifer - Fell. T16 - Gum - Fell. T17 - Western Cedar - Remove apical leader retaining smaller stem. T18 - copper Beech - Selective removal of Thuja Stem (W) to release canopy. T19 - Beech - Cut back competing vegetation. T20 - Beech - Fell. T21 - Beech/Young Trees - Remove post and tie. T22 - Ash - Fell. T24 - Thuja - Remove marked stem. T26 - Dead Trees - Fell. T27 - Holly - Coppice to 0.9m. T28 - Beech - Dead/Fallen Tree (2022. T30 - Remove hanging branch.

As published by the council, reference 2023/1800/TCA

Application record

Reference
2023/1800/TCA
Type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: TCA Approval (No Objection)
Received
20 Sep 2023
Validated
25 Sep 2023
Decided
15 Nov 2023
Ward
Mendip Hills Division
Parish
Ashwick Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BA3 5AW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/1754/TCA Awaiting decision

    Oakhill Manor Zion Hill Oakhill Radstock Somerset BA3 5AW

    T1 - Beech & T2 - Laurel - Reduce overhanging branches by 1.5m to suitable natural pruning points, with pruning wounds not exceeding 50mm diameter.

    Submitted 11 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 2025/1037/TCA Granted

    Oakhill Manor Zion Hill Oakhill Radstock Somerset BA3 5AW

    T1 - Cider Gum: Fell to ground level and grind stump.

    Decided 7 Jul 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Sep 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 25 Sep 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Nov 2023

    Decision issued: TCA Approval (No Objection)

  4. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 15 November 2023, 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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