Planning application
Moorfield House The Hill Langport Somerset TA10 9PU
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 within a Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference 23/00877/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00877/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 27 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2023
- Ward
- CURRY RIVEL AND LANGPORT
- Parish
- Langport
- Postcode
- TA10 9PU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2023
Received by Exmoor National Park
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17 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 17 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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