Planning application
19 Lower Street Merriott Somerset TA16 5NL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intent to prune No. 1 Magnolia tree and No. 1 hedge and to fell No. 1 Holly tree within a Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference 25/02483/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02483/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 9 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 28 Nov 2025
- Ward
- SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
- Parish
- Merriott
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA16 5NL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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10 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 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
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 28 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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