Planning application
5 Park Place Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7EG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intent to reduce 2 main limbs to main fork (approx 3.4m) to No.01 European Ash tree within Conservation Area
As published by the council, reference 25/02139/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02139/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 28 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2025
- Ward
- CASTLE CARY
- Parish
- Castle Cary
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA7 7EG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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29 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 29 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.
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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