Planning application
23 Lower Street Rode Frome Somerset BA11 6PU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1-2 - Hazel - Cut back to approx 8ft height.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1689/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1689/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- TCA Approval
- Received
- 16 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Frome North Division
- Parish
- Rode Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA11 6PU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2023/1522/TCA Granted
23 Lower Street Rode Frome Somerset BA11 6PU
T1 (Magnolia) - reshape crown to rebalance. T2 (Crab Apple) - reduce by 1m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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21 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 21 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.
Nearby applications
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23 Lower Street Rode Frome Somerset BA11 6PU
T1 (Magnolia) - reshape crown to rebalance. T2 (Crab Apple) - reduce by 1m.
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25 Lower Street Rode Frome Somerset BA11 6PU
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20 - 22 Lower Street Rode Frome Somerset BA11 6PU
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20 - 22 Lower Street Rode Frome Somerset BA11 6PU
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Land Rear Of No 16. Lower Street Rode Frome Somerset
T1 (Apple) - Fell. T2 (Beech) - Crown lift to 5. G1 (Beech Hedge) - Reduce to 2m. T4 (Beech) - End weight reduce east side by 3m. T5 (Alder) - Crown lift to 5m.
Granted Trees 6 docs
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43/26/00008 Granted
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17/26/00054 Granted
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43/26/00011 Granted
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17/26/00049 Withdrawn
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Removal of 2No. up to 15m sections of hedgerow (H1 and H2 as shown on submitted plans) to allow for pipeline installation and for plant and machinery access. The hedgerows will be replanted upon completion of the works.