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To The Rear Of, 23 Luxborough Road, Bridgwater, Somerset

Granted Exmoor National Park 23/24/00007 Works to Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Repollard 1No. Caucasian Wingnut (A1) (TPO Ref G1) back to previous pruning points (approx reduction of 4m). Crown reduce height/spread of 1No. Swedish Whitebeam (A2) (TPO Ref G1) by 2.5m. Crown thin 1No. Beech (A3) (TPO Ref G1) by 20%, remove deadwood and crown reduce height/spread by 3.5m.

As published by the council, reference 23/24/00007

Application record

Reference
23/24/00007
Type
Works to Trees
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
25 Oct 2024
Validated
25 Oct 2024
Decided
30 Nov 2024
Parish
Durleigh
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Oct 2024

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 30 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 30 November 2024, 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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