The Orchard East Street Chiselborough South Petherton Somerset TA14 6TW

1. 13 Aug 2025

   Received by Exmoor National Park

2. 12 Sep 2025

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 12 September 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.

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.

• Barn Cottage East Street Chiselborough South Petherton STOKE SUB HAMDON Somerset TA14 6TW

  25/02884/DOC1 Submitted 2 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Discharge of Condition No. 4 (Making Good) of Planning Application 25/01876/HOU.

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• Barn Cottage East Street Chiselborough South Petherton STOKE SUB HAMDON Somerset TA14 6TW

  25/02871/DOC1 Submitted 1 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Discharge of Condition No 04 (Plasters, Renders, Making Good) of planning application 25/01877/LBC

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• Penrose Cottage East Street Chiselborough South Petherton Somerset TA14 6TW

  24/02510/TCA Submitted 24 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area.

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• Cottage On The Common Fair Place Chiselborough Stoke Sub Hamdon Somerset TA14 6TL

  26/01258/TCA Submitted 2 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to G1: One cheesewood to dismantle to ground level and one spindle tree to reshape the crown by up to 1.5m to best aesthetics. One smokebush will be reshaped and two dying cherries to dismantle as close to ground level, T1: One Irish yew to dismantle as close to ground level as possible, G2: One willow-leaf pear to reshape and tidy by 1.5m. The adjacent scrub and self-set trees will be removed and one Portuguese laurel to coppice at approximately 1m, T2: One Magnolia to target prune the extended branches by up to 1.5m and thin the crown by 15%, T3: One ash to remove end weight from overextended branches overhanging the adjacent garages and garden by reducing lower branches by up to 4m within a Conservation Area

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Fairplace House Fair Place Chiselborough South Petherton Somerset TA14 6TL

  24/01892/TCA Submitted 15 Aug 2024 100 yards away

  Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Fairplace House Fair Place Chiselborough Stoke Sub Hamdon Somerset TA14 6TL

  26/01826/TCA Submitted 4 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 - Ginkgo Biloba - Crown Reduce by 2.5 - 3 M.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 50/26/00076 Granted

  Westovers, West End, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4BA

  Crown reduce 1No. Field Maple (T1) by 2.5m all round. Crown reduce 1No. Magnolia (T2) by 1.5m all round.

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees
• 15/26/00009 Granted

  Selworthy House, Copsewood Lane, Stone Allerton, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2NS

  Remove 1No. Crab Apple (T1) and 1No. Magnolia (T2) due to the structure of the wall.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees
• 08/26/00095 Granted

  19 Northfield, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7EZ

  Whole crown reduction of 1No. Walnut (T1), removing 1.5m - 2m of growth to suitable growth points leaving the tree approx. final height and spread of 8.5m.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Trees
• 08/26/00096 Granted

  68 Friarn Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LJ

  Reduce the overall height of 1No. Lime (T1) by approx. 2-3m and reduce the lateral spread by 1-2m all round to provide clearance from the adjacent garage and manage its size in relation to the limited space available leaving the tree approx. final height of 3m and approx. final lateral spread of 2-3m.

  Received 9 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees
• 17/26/00062 Granted

  29 Round Oak Grove, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3BW

  Crown reduce 1No. Oak (T1) (TPO Ref T1) on one side previously reduced back to previous pruning points.

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Trees