Planning application
The Old Police House 1 High Street Chewton Mendip Wells Somerset BA3 4LJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Birch - Fell.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1914/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1914/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 21 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Parish
- Chewton Mendip Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA3 4LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 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 16 December 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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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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