Planning application
Swatchford Cottage Lower Kingsbury Milborne Port Sherborne Dorset DT9 5ED
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. 2 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1 - Atlas Cedar to be climbed and removed T2 - Ash on a wall to be felled
As published by the council, reference 25/02400/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02400/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 30 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 7 Nov 2025
- Ward
- BLACKMOOR VALE
- Parish
- Milborne Port
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- DT9 5ED
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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1 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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HM Tree Surgery and Groundworks Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 7 November 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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