Planning application
Hunters Lodge Marston Magna Road Marston Magna Yeovil Somerset BA22 8BZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intent to crown reduce x 1 Magnolia tree (T1) in height and lateral spread by approximately 20%. Reducing the tree by 2 meter over the entire canpopy. From 8 meters to 6 meters.
As published by the council, reference 25/02893/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02893/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- CASTLE CARY
- Parish
- Marston Magna
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA22 8BZ
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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23/00906/TCA Granted
Hunters Lodge Marston Magna Road Marston Magna Yeovil Somerset BA22 8BZ
Notification of intent to Fell No. 5 Trees within a Conservation Area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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14 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Toomer Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Templecombe
Active · incorporated 2022 · Templecombe
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 14 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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