Planning application
Dovecot House Hillway Charlton Mackrell Somerton Somerset TA11 6AN
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 Sycamore Tree, No. 1 Common Pear Tree and a row of No. 10 Conifers (Lawson's cypress) within a Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference 26/00280/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00280/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- SOMERTON
- Parish
- The Charltons
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA11 6AN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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11 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Aug 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 11 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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