Planning application
35 Somerset Road Frome Somerset BA11 1HD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Ash (1) - Lower limb on left to be removed & 5m pruning from top to reshape. Ash (2) - Fell. Poplar (3) - Lower overhanging branches to be removed & 10m pruning from top to reshape. Ash (4) - 5m pruning to reshape.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0706/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0706/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- TCA Approval (No Objection)
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- Frome West Division
- Parish
- Frome Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA11 1HD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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17 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 May 2026
Decision issued: TCA Approval (No Objection)
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 27 May 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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