Planning application
Batch Cottage The Batch Wincanton Somerset BA9 9BN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. T767526 - Hawthorn reduce height to give 2m clearance from overhead lines T767525 - Ivy reduce height to give 2m clearance from overhead lines T767524 - Sycamore side prune to give 2m clearance from overhead lines
As published by the council, reference 25/02463/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02463/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ward
- WINCANTON AND BRUTON
- Parish
- Wincanton
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA9 9BN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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20 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 20 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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