Planning application
Lodge View Florida Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AE
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. T1 - Mature Gleditsia tree which dominates and shades garden in which it is situated and neighbouring property also. Felling permission requested or, maybe, lift crown of tree by removing lower branches. The neighbouring properties to south and east provide plenty of tree cover in this conservation area.
As published by the council, reference 25/02214/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02214/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 8 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 16 Oct 2025
- Ward
- CASTLE CARY
- Parish
- Castle Cary
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA7 7AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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16 Oct 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 16 October 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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