Planning application
The Garden House Lower Street Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BA3 4GP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Pine - Cut back to boundary. T2 (Group) - Ash x2, Birch x1, Cherry x1 - Fell. T3 - Willow - Cut back from building by 2.4m. T4 - Pine & spruce - Fell & replace with Field maple x 3.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1735/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1735/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- TCA Approval
- Received
- 23 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 27 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Parish
- Chewton Mendip Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA3 4GP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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27 Oct 2025
Decision issued: TCA Approval
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9 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, registered in Glastonbury
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 27 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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