Planning application
Archie Gooch Pavilion Canal Way Ilminster Somerset TA19 9FE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to carry out Tree Surgery works to Hedge/Trees as shown within the South Somerset District Council (ILMI 1) 2015 Tree Preservation Order. To reduce the height of the hedge to 5 Foot to improve biodiversity and density of the hedge, to lift canopies of trees within that section and also reduce the side and width of the hedge by 0.5 meters/20%.
As published by the council, reference 25/02701/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02701/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted with Conditions
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- ILMINSTER
- Parish
- Ilminster
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA19 9FE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02442/NMA Granted
Archie Gooch Pavilion Canal Way Ilminster Somerset TA19 9FE
Non Material Amendment to approved application 14/04748/FUL to reduce number of floodlights from 6 to 4 floodlights at similar locations. Height of floodlights will remain at 15metre high.
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25/02015/S73 Granted
Archie Gooch Pavilion Canal Way Ilminster Somerset TA19 9FE
S73 Application to vary Condition 08 (floodlight) for timings to be amended to meet Football Association Requirements relating to planning consent 14/04748/FUL; The erection of a clubhouse/changing rooms, provision of a football pitch, floodlighting and formation of a new vehicular access and improved pedestrian access
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 8 January 2026, 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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