Planning application
The White Cottage Stoke Road Westbury Sub Mendip Wells Somerset BA5 1HD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction by approx 2m (30%)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0186/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0186/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: TCA Approval (No Objection)
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Mendip West Division
- Parish
- Westbury Sub Mendip Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA5 1HD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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17 Mar 2026
Decision issued: TCA Approval (No Objection)
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9 Aug 2026
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Hoods Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 17 March 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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