Planning application
The Old Malthouse High Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 - Maple Tree remove due to disease.
As published by the council, reference 25/02932/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02932/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
- Parish
- Hinton St George
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA17 8SE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01396/HOU Granted
The Old Malthouse High Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SE
Erection of a single storey rear extension and renovation works
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25/03086/COL Withdrawn
The Old Malthouse High Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed installation of 7no. replacement windows to the front elevation.
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25/02271/TCA Granted
The Old Malthouse High Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SE
Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to 1x Maple (T1) to overall crown reduction by up to 2m in height and width, 1x Silver Birch (T2) to dismantle, fell & replant similar species elsewhere in garden and 1x Magnolia (T3) overall crown reduction by up to 1.5m in height and width
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 21 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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The Old Malthouse High Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SE
Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to 1x Maple (T1) to overall crown reduction by up to 2m in height and width, 1x Silver Birch (T2) to dismantle, fell & replant similar species elsewhere in garden and 1x Magnolia (T3) overall crown reduction by up to 1.5m in height and width
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The Old Malthouse High Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SE
Erection of a single storey rear extension and renovation works
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The Old Malthouse High Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SE
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