Planning application
45 High Street Rode Frome Somerset BA11 6PB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Birch (T1) - Reduce height by up to 4m & spread by up to 2.5m on all sides. General pruning to round over and balance the trees shape. Conifer (T2) - Reduce height by up to 2.5m.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1234/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1234/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: TCA Approval (No Objection)
- Received
- 3 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Frome North Division
- Parish
- Rode Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA11 6PB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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14 Aug 2025
Decision issued: TCA Approval (No Objection)
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22 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Downlands Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Warminster
Active · incorporated 2008 · Warminster
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 14 August 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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