Planning application
Holly Cottage Kingsdon Somerton Somerset TA11 7JU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 - Silver Birch at the rear of the property, to be reduced to previous pruning points.
As published by the council, reference 26/00392/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00392/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- SOMERTON
- Parish
- Kingsdon
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA11 7JU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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25 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
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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