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Orchard House 11 Frome Road Rode Frome Somerset BA11 6PW

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2025/1730/TCA Works/Felling Trees in a CA

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Fell. T2,4,5 - Pine - Fell. T6 - Leylandii Cypress - Cut to boundary line.

As published by the council, reference 2025/1730/TCA

Application record

Reference
2025/1730/TCA
Type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
23 Sep 2025
Validated
23 Sep 2025
Ward
Frome North Division
Parish
Rode Parish Council
Postcode
BA11 6PW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Sep 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What 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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