Planning application
Plane Tree House 37 Marston Road Frome Somerset BA11 4DB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
London Plane (T1) - Reduce by 3m. (M1355)
As published by the council, reference 2025/1584/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1584/TPO
- Type
- Works/Felling of TPO Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Frome East Division
- Parish
- Frome Town Council
- Postcode
- BA11 4DB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2022/0029/TPO Granted
Plane Tree House 37 Marston Road Frome Somerset BA11 4DB
T1 - London Plane - Reshape Canopy/ Crown lift to 4m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Exmoor National Park took a median of 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Pearns Tree Services LTD Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Frome
Active · incorporated 2022 · Frome
110 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided tree works applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Plane Tree House 37 Marston Road Frome Somerset BA11 4DB
T1 - London Plane - Reshape Canopy/ Crown lift to 4m.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
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Demolition of building & erection of care home (Class C2), construction of electrical substation, parking, alterations to existing access, landscaping & associated infrastructure.
Granted Full applications Demolition 251 docs -
38 Courts Barton Frome Somerset BA11 4QA
Two storey side extension
Granted Householder Extension 11 docsDomestic -
2 Ashton Park Handlemaker Road Frome BA11 4RW
Part change of use of from Office Space (B1) to Retail (A1) and Office Space (B1)
Granted Full applications 10 docs -
Carphone Warehouse Wessex Fields Marston Road Frome Somerset BA11 4DH
Installation of 4No. illuminated fascia signs and 1No. internal digital promotional screen
Granted Advertising 13 docs -
Carphone Warehouse Wessex Fields Marston Road Frome Somerset BA11 4DH
Reconfiguration of the car park to improve vehicular circulation.
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Other tree works applications
In Exmoor National Park
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50/26/00076 Granted
Westovers, West End, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4BA
Crown reduce 1No. Field Maple (T1) by 2.5m all round. Crown reduce 1No. Magnolia (T2) by 1.5m all round.
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15/26/00009 Granted
Selworthy House, Copsewood Lane, Stone Allerton, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2NS
Remove 1No. Crab Apple (T1) and 1No. Magnolia (T2) due to the structure of the wall.
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08/26/00095 Granted
19 Northfield, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7EZ
Whole crown reduction of 1No. Walnut (T1), removing 1.5m - 2m of growth to suitable growth points leaving the tree approx. final height and spread of 8.5m.
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08/26/00096 Granted
68 Friarn Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LJ
Reduce the overall height of 1No. Lime (T1) by approx. 2-3m and reduce the lateral spread by 1-2m all round to provide clearance from the adjacent garage and manage its size in relation to the limited space available leaving the tree approx. final height of 3m and approx. final lateral spread of 2-3m.
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17/26/00062 Granted
29 Round Oak Grove, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3BW
Crown reduce 1No. Oak (T1) (TPO Ref T1) on one side previously reduced back to previous pruning points.