Planning application
FORT COTTAGE ST MICHAELS HILL MILVERTON WIVELISCOMBE TA4 1JS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification to crown-reduce one beech tree and one birch and to pollard one rowan within Milverton Conservation Area at Fort Cottage, St. Michael's Hill, Milverton
As published by the council, reference 23/25/0051/T
Application record
- Reference
- 23/25/0051/T
- Type
- Works to Tree(s) in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decision of No Objection - Trees was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 28 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2025
- Parish
- Milverton
- Postcode
- TA4 1JS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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28 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 3 December 2025, 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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