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St Mary's Church Court Barton Silver Street Ilminster Somerset TA19 0DN

Refused Exmoor National Park 23/00042/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application to carry out Tree Surgery works to No. 4 Trees as shown within the South Somerset District Council (ILMI 1) 2008 Tree Preservation Order.

As published by the council, reference 23/00042/TPO

Application record

Reference
23/00042/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
9 Jan 2023
Validated
9 Jan 2023
Decided
16 Mar 2023
Ward
ILMINSTER
Parish
Ilminster
Postcode
TA19 0DN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jan 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 16 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exmoor National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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