Planning application
Chewton Mendip Post Office Bathway Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BA3 4NP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Honey Locust - Fell. T2 - Leylandi - Fell.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1328/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1328/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: TCA Approval (No Objection)
- Received
- 15 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Parish
- Chewton Mendip Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA3 4NP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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4 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Sep 2025
Decision issued: TCA Approval (No Objection)
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28 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
HR Hooper Tree Surgeons Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 8 September 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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