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22/03239/TPO

Church Farm Church Street Babcary Somerton Somerset TA11 7DT

Withdrawn Exmoor National Park Tree Preservation Order

Proposal

Application to carry out tree surgery works to No. 3 trees as shown by South Somerset District Council (BABC 1) 2012 Tree Preservation Order.

As published by the council, reference 22/03239/TPO

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2022

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 27 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Application Withdrawn

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What withdrawal means

The process from here

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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