Planning application
Coombe Hay Farm Broadway Lane Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Yew - branches removed from impact to the barn roof, remove branches hanging low over Broadway Lane which hit farm vehicles, prune.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1178/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1178/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: TCA Approval (No Objection)
- Received
- 25 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Mendip West Division
- Parish
- Westbury Sub Mendip Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 1HL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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31 Jul 2025
Decision issued: TCA Approval (No Objection)
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14 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 31 July 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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