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The Pines North Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AY

Granted Exmoor National Park 24/01962/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 within a Conservation Area.

As published by the council, reference 24/01962/TCA

Application record

Reference
24/01962/TCA
Type
Work to Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
22 Aug 2024
Validated
22 Aug 2024
Decided
20 Sep 2024
Ward
CASTLE CARY
Parish
Castle Cary
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
BA7 7AY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01980/TCA Awaiting decision

    The Pines North Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AY

    Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to No.2 trees within a Conservation Area. T1 - Cedar - Works required to make safe, structurally sound, re-balance and shape tree in curtain areas. We need to selectively prune curtain lateral branches by approximately 2-5m, remove small and large dead branches and dead hanging fallen branches. T2 - Plumb - Remove tree to ground level and replant with another species due to being very large and is riddled with Ganoderma applanatum we are noticing a lot more year after year.

    Submitted 21 Aug 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2024

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 20 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 20 September 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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    Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to No.2 trees within a Conservation Area. T1 - Cedar - Works required to make safe, structurally sound, re-balance and shape tree in curtain areas. We need to selectively prune curtain lateral branches by approximately 2-5m, remove small and large dead branches and dead hanging fallen branches. T2 - Plumb - Remove tree to ground level and replant with another species due to being very large and is riddled with Ganoderma applanatum we are noticing a lot more year after year.

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