Planning application
Farleigh Sixth Form College North Parade Frome Somerset BA11 2AB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G002 - Sycamore: 2m Crown Reduction T002 - Wedding cake tree: Prune lateral branches to allow 2m clearance from building T017 - Sycamore: Crown lift to 5.2m from ground level only pruning secondary growth and not removing whole branches. T019 - Sycamore: Crown reduction by up to 2m T020 - Sycamore: Crown reduction by up to 2m
As published by the council, reference 2025/1657/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1657/TPO
- Type
- Works/Felling of TPO Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 10 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Frome North Division
- Parish
- Frome Town Council
- Postcode
- BA11 2AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/1713/TPO Granted
Farleigh Sixth Form College North Parade Frome Somerset BA11 2AB
T21 - Sycamore - Reduce by up 3-4m to prevent splitting of main stem. (M1167) Group.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 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 5 November 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
Conservation contractors Agent, a construction firm registered in Devizes
Active · incorporated 2011 · Devizes
18 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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.
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Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Noise Mitigation), 5 (Surface Water Drainage System), 6 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (Biodiversity)), 7 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP)), 8 (European Protected Species Mitigation Licence), 9 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan), 10 (Parking and Turning including Phasing Plan), 11 (Materials - Submission of Schedule and Samples), 14 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) & 17 (Cycle storage/parking) from planning permission 2023/0657/FUL (Change of land use of part of the site from sui generis (car park) to C3(a) 18no.low carbon affordable dwellings, (9no. dwellinghouses and 9 no. flats), landscaping, widening of the existing access and associated works.)
Granted Conditions New dwelling Trees 38 docsSeveral homes -
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Farleigh Sixth Form College North Parade Frome Somerset BA11 2AB
T21 - Sycamore - Reduce by up 3-4m to prevent splitting of main stem. (M1167) Group.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
Farleigh Sixth Form College North Parade Frome BA11 2AB
Works to trees in a conservation area:- T30 - Sycamore, reduce canopy by 2.5m. T2 - Sycamore, fell.
Granted Trees 6 docs
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.