Planning application
2 Coathays Lower Odcombe Lower Odcombe Yeovil Somerset BA22 8TX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intent to remove 1/4 top of No. 1 Weeping Silver Birch tree within a Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference 25/02681/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02681/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- COKER
- Parish
- Odcombe
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA22 8TX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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9 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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