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Charlton House Ilchester Road Charlton Mackrell Somerton Somerset TA11 6AD

Granted Exmoor National Park 25/02626/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 carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 3 Groups of trees within a Conservation Area. G1 - Young Lime trees: crown raise by up to 2m with pruning cuts not exceeding 150mm in diameter to allow for better light penetration to the yew hedge below, preventing suppression. G2 - Horsechestnut trees: crown raise over peddles lane up to approx 5m to allow for clearance of high sided vehicles. G3 - Lawsons Cypress group: fell to ground level as they are poorly suited to the copse environment in which they are situated.

As published by the council, reference 25/02626/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/02626/TCA
Type
Work to Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Decided
9 Dec 2025
Ward
SOMERTON
Parish
The Charltons
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
TA11 6AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01808/TCA Awaiting decision

    Charlton House Ilchester Road Charlton Mackrell Somerton Somerset TA11 6AD

    Notification of intent to Fell No. 5 Trees and carry out Tree Surgery works to No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. Tree no 8583 Beech: dismantle to ground level.Tree no 671: remove deadwood over 100mm in diameter. Tree no 8588: reduce canopy by up to 2m with pruning cuts not exceeding 70mm in diameter. Tree no 8589: Dismantle to ground level. Tree no 8590: Dismantle to ground level. Tree no 8591: Dismantle to ground level. Tree no 8592: Dismantle to ground level. T1 - Sycamore: Remove major deadwood throughout canopy.

    Submitted 4 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01322/TCA Granted

    Charlton House Ilchester Road Charlton Mackrell Somerton Somerset TA11 6AD

    Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1 - Ash: bifurcated stem with major split, large weighted limb towards the property. Pollard to approx 6m in height on order to alleviate lean strain and encourage low reactive growth at a manageable height.

    Decided 9 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 9 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Bruton Tree Care Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 9 December 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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    26/01808/TCA Submitted 4 Aug 2026 100 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

    Notification of intent to Fell No. 5 Trees and carry out Tree Surgery works to No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. Tree no 8583 Beech: dismantle to ground level.Tree no 671: remove deadwood over 100mm in diameter. Tree no 8588: reduce canopy by up to 2m with pruning cuts not exceeding 70mm in diameter. Tree no 8589: Dismantle to ground level. Tree no 8590: Dismantle to ground level. Tree no 8591: Dismantle to ground level. Tree no 8592: Dismantle to ground level. T1 - Sycamore: Remove major deadwood throughout canopy.

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  • Charlton House Ilchester Road Charlton Mackrell Somerton Somerset TA11 6AD

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    Granted Trees 5 docs

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