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Phelps House Upper High Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AT

Granted Exmoor National Park 23/00457/TCA Work to Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Tree and carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area.

As published by the council, reference 23/00457/TCA

Application record

Reference
23/00457/TCA
Type
Work to Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Permitted
Received
20 Feb 2023
Validated
20 Feb 2023
Decided
12 Apr 2023
Ward
CASTLE CARY
Parish
Castle Cary
Postcode
BA7 7AT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/02554/TCA Granted

    Phelps House Upper High Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AT

    Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 2 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1 Copper beech: shortening lowest North quadrant limb branches tips by 2 metres. T2 Magnolia: reduce overall canopy radius by 1.5 metres.

    Decided 3 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 12 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 12 April 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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    25/02554/TCA Submitted 20 Oct 2025 39m away

    Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 2 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1 Copper beech: shortening lowest North quadrant limb branches tips by 2 metres. T2 Magnolia: reduce overall canopy radius by 1.5 metres.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
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