Planning application
Dave Marsh Hardware Fore Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7BG
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, Fell No. 1 Group of Trees and carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Group of trees within a Conservation Area. T1,2,3 - Sycamores - Fell G1 - Goat willow stems - Fell Cut the overgrown hedge (consisting of Hawthorns and Holly) line G2 to approx 2ft allowing it to regrow and be maintained as a hedge.
As published by the council, reference 26/00532/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00532/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- CASTLE CARY
- Parish
- Castle Cary
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA7 7BG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Osborne tree services Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Castle Cary
Active · incorporated 2022 · Castle Cary
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 22 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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