Planning application
The Old Manor Long Street Croscombe Wells Somerset BA5 3QL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 - Removal of 9no. leylandii trees.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1642/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1642/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- TCA Approval
- Received
- 8 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Shepton Mallet Division
- Parish
- Croscombe Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 3QL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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8 Oct 2025
Decision issued: TCA Approval
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 8 October 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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