Planning application
Walnut Tree Cottage, Rosebank Road, Milverton
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to carry out management works to one horse chestnut tree (crown-reduce by 2 metres height and radial growth) and one beech tree (crown-reduce by 3 metres height and radial growth and thin by 15-20%) included in Taunton Deane Borough (Milverton No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1998 at Walnut Tree Cottage, Rosebank Road, Milverton (TD815)
As published by the council, reference 23/26/0011/T
Application record
- Reference
- 23/26/0011/T
- Type
- Pruning of Tree(s) covered by TPO
- Status
- Granted As published: Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 28 May 2026
- Parish
- Milverton
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/26/0010/T Granted
Walnut Tree Cottage, Rosebank Road, Milverton
Notification to carry out management works to two Leyland Cypress trees (reduce height by 50%) within Milverton Conservation Area at Walnut Tree Cottage, Rosebank Road, Milverton
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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28 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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2 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 28 May 2026, 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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54/26/00009 Granted
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07/26/00013 Granted
90 Brent Street, Brent Knoll, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4EH
Crown reduce 2No. Monterey Cypress (T1 & T2) (TPO Ref T1 and T2) by 1.5m - 2m leaving the tree approx. final height and spread of 20m and reduce back from chimneys to leave a 2.5m clearance. Crown reduce 1No. Acacia (T3) (TPO Ref T1) by 1.5m leaving the tree approx. final height and spread of 12m.
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43/26/00008 Granted
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17/26/00054 Granted
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43/26/00011 Granted
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