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Bincombe Beeches Nature Reserve Bincombe Lane Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7BA

Granted Exmoor National Park 23/00053/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application to Fell No. 50 Trees as shown within the South Somerset District Council (CREW 2) 1985 Tree Preservation Order.

As published by the council, reference 23/00053/TPO

Application record

Reference
23/00053/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted with Conditions
Received
10 Jan 2023
Validated
10 Jan 2023
Decided
16 Mar 2023
Ward
CREWKERNE
Parish
Crewkerne
Postcode
TA18 7BA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jan 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 16 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Fern Garden and Tree Services Limited Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 16 March 2023, 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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