Planning application
Highmore Bathwell Lane Milborne Port Sherborne Dorset DT9 5AN
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. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. Group 3 x conifer - fell. larger tree to east causing wall failure, all three felling as client wishes to make room for smaller species
As published by the council, reference 26/00066/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00066/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- BLACKMOOR VALE
- Parish
- Milborne Port
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- DT9 5AN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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27 Jul 2026
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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 2 March 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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