Planning application
Keyford House 12 Church Street Merriott Somerset TA16 5PR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intent to reduce width and height of No. 1 Magnolia Grandiflora tree by approx l.2 metres and cut back, remove dead branches and reshape No. 1 Lilac Tree by approx 1.5 metres within a Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference 25/02804/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02804/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 20 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
- Parish
- Merriott
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA16 5PR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/02349/TCA Granted
Keyford House 12 Church Street Merriott Somerset TA16 5PR
Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to No.03 trees included within Conservation Area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Nov 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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26 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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27 Jul 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 17 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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