Planning application
West Cottage Swan Hill Haselbury Plucknett Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7RA
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. 2 Yew Trees (A and B), fell No. 1 Tulip tree (C) and fell No. 1 Silver Birch (D) tree within a Conservation Area. Trees A and B - reduce main trunks to 1.5 meters to encourage new growth in attempt to save them Tree C - fell the tree and to plant further fruit trees Tree D - fell
As published by the council, reference 26/00685/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00685/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- COKER
- Parish
- Haselbury Plucknett
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA18 7RA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00273/HOU Granted
West Cottage Swan Hill Haselbury Plucknett Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7RA
Annex for Elderly Relative
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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1 May 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
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 May 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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West Cottage Swan Hill Haselbury Plucknett Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7RA
Annex for Elderly Relative
Granted Householder 16 docsDomestic -
Winterburn House Church Lane Haselbury Plucknett Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7RE
Notification of intent to Fell No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. Tree A: 1x dead Wid Cherry tree which is in dangerous state, some branches already falling off, it is located next to our garage and would cause damaged to the structure when it falls down, permission to completely remove this for safety reasons due to being completely dead. Tree B: 1x Wild Cherry tree which is half dead. The main trunk splits it two spurs/trunks near ground level, both of which are leaning at an angle towards the neighbouring property boundary and one trunk is leaning on old structure in our property, permission to completely removed this tree for safety reasons as the tree is dying, approximately half the tree dead already. Removal of this tree will protect the neighbours Laurel trees from damage and afford them more light as well as protect our garage from damage should it fall in the opposite direction. Tree 3: 1x Cypress Fir. The tree has multiple spurs/trunks growing from the one base, these spurs/trunks are leaning at an angle and would cause damage to the neighbours Laura trees should it fall in that direction, and cause damage to our garage should it fall in the opposite direction, permission to completely remove of this tree to protect the neighbours Laurel trees from damage and afford them more light as well as protect our garage from damage should it fall in the opposite direction.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Priory Cottage Church Lane Haselbury Plucknett Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7RE
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Granted Trees 9 docs -
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