Planning application
Sewage Disposal Works Dolemead Lane Draycott Cheddar Somerset BS27 3YB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
One 8m section of temporary hedgerow removal is required to facilitate an upcoming construction project taking place at Draycott Water Recycling Centre site. The hedgerow removal is required to allow construction vehicles to access the site. The section of hedgerow will be replanted upon completion of the project.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0091/HDG
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0091/HDG
- Type
- Hedgerow Removal
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree No Objection- FDN/HDG only
- Received
- 16 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Mendip West Division
- Parish
- Rodney Stoke Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BS27 3YB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0854/HDG Granted
Sewage Disposal Works Dolemead Lane Draycott Cheddar Somerset BS27 3YB
Hawthorne hedgerow will need to be temporarily removed for ongoing works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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23 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Tree No Objection- FDN/HDG only
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 23 February 2026, 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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