Planning application
25/03090/TCA
The Vicarage 1 Castle Street Stoke Sub Hamdon Somerset TA14 6RE
Proposal
Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Group, Fell No. 2 Trees and carry out Tree Surgery works to No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. G1 - group of mixed shrubs: In poor spacing and in close contact with boundary wall in places. Fell all but the two Winter flowering viburnum. Replant with better spacing and more suitable shrines for the location. S1 - Pittosporum: crown raise to facilitate the parking space S2 - ceonothus. Poor form and crowding the fencing and gate area. Fell to ground level. Replanting will be done to maintain shrub stocks throughout the garden. T1 - multi stemmed cherry. Poor form, becoming too large for locality to house. Low options for size management without disrupting the growth habit and overall aesthetic of the tree. Fell to ground level. Replant a more suitable tree elsewhere in the garden within the further development of the grounds. T2 - Cherry: good form and pruning options. Prune by up to 2m in height and spread with pruning cuts not exceeding 75mm in diameter. T3 - Magnolia: good form, very close to boundary wall. Prune by up to 2m in height and spread with pruning cuts not exceeding 75mm in diameter.
As published by the council, reference 25/03090/TCA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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5 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/03090/TCA Granted
The Vicarage 1 Castle Street Stoke Sub Hamdon Somerset TA14 6RE
Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Group, Fell No. 2 Trees and carry out Tree Surgery works to No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. G1 - group of mixed shrubs: In poor spacing and in close contact with boundary wall in places. Fell all but the two Winter flowering viburnum. Replant with better spacing and more suitable shrines for the location. S1 - Pittosporum: crown raise to facilitate the parking space S2 - ceonothus. Poor form and crowding the fencing and gate area. Fell to ground level. Replanting will be done to maintain shrub stocks throughout the garden. T1 - multi stemmed cherry. Poor form, becoming too large for locality to house. Low options for size management without disrupting the growth habit and overall aesthetic of the tree. Fell to ground level. Replant a more suitable tree elsewhere in the garden within the further development of the grounds. T2 - Cherry: good form and pruning options. Prune by up to 2m in height and spread with pruning cuts not exceeding 75mm in diameter. T3 - Magnolia: good form, very close to boundary wall. Prune by up to 2m in height and spread with pruning cuts not exceeding 75mm in diameter.
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25/02757/DOC1 Decided
Land Rear Of 50 North Street Stoke Sub Hamdon Somerset TA14 6QQ
Discharge of Conditions No. 3 (materials), No. 5 (electric vehicle charging points and parking bays), No. 06 (Parking), No. 07 (surface water), No. 08 (CEMP), No. 09 (WSI), No.10 (allocation certificate), No. 12 (lighting), No. 13 (bep) and No. 15 (BNG) of Planning Application 25/00326/FUL
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25/02757/DOC1 Decided
Land Rear Of 50 North Street Stoke Sub Hamdon Somerset TA14 6QQ
Discharge of Conditions No. 3 (materials), No. 5 (electric vehicle charging points and parking bays), No. 06 (Parking), No. 07 (surface water), No. 08 (CEMP), No. 09 (WSI), No.10 (allocation certificate), No. 12 (lighting), No. 13 (bep) and No. 15 (BNG) of Planning Application 25/00326/FUL
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24/02201/HOU Granted
21 Castle Street Stoke Sub Hamdon Somerset TA14 6RE
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26/01709/TCA Awaiting decision
17 North Street Stoke Sub Hamdon Somerset TA14 6QQ
Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1 - Mature Bay to be repollarded to fence height (6-8ft). T2 - Semi Mature Corkscrew Willow to be repollarded to fence height (6-8ft). T3 - Pittosporum to be repollarded at fence height (6-8ft).
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