Planning application
The Abbey Top Road Charlton Adam Somerton Somerset TA11 7BE
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 and carry out Tree Surgery Works to a Group of trees within a Conservation Area. T1 Cupressocyparis leylandii -Tree has failed one stem is still upright. since the irreversible damaged removal is required. G2 Group of young native species - Fell a dead birch and trimming branches on ash trees by two metres on the neighbours side along barn to redirect future leaning and redirect gravitational pull away from dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 26/00386/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00386/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- SOMERTON
- Parish
- The Charltons
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA11 7BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 1 April 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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