Planning application
De Combe House Charlton Horethorne Sherborne Dorset DT9 4PB
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. 2 Trees within a Conservation Area. 2 x Lawson Cypress, one is already dead.
As published by the council, reference 25/02961/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02961/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- BLACKMOOR VALE
- Parish
- Charlton Horethorne
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- DT9 4PB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 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
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 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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