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Lavender Cottage 1 Middle Street Montacute Yeovil Somerset TA15 6UZ

Granted Exmoor National Park 25/02297/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. The apple tree some 3ms high, is old, bears little fruit and will be replaced with a non fruiting tree, once it has been felled completely. It is not visible from the road, nor by any neighbours.

As published by the council, reference 25/02297/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/02297/TCA
Type
Work to Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
16 Sep 2025
Validated
17 Sep 2025
Decided
14 Oct 2025
Ward
COKER
Parish
Montacute
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
TA15 6UZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Sep 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 17 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 14 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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