Planning application
4 Combe Street Lane Yeovil Somerset BA21 3PB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree as shown within the South Somerset District Council Tree Preservation Order. T1 - Pine The proposed works consist of the selective removal of low-hanging branches that currently obstruct pedestrian access beneath the canopy. The branches are positioned at a height that presents a practical inconvenience and potential safety hazard to people passing underneath.No works are proposed to the upper canopy or main structure of the tree. The intention is solely to crown-lift the tree to an appropriate clearance height ? typically a minimum of 2.5 metres over footpaths and up to 5.2 metres over roads, in accordance with standard arboricultural guidance ? thereby improving pedestrian access whilst preserving the overall health, form, and amenity value of the tree.
As published by the council, reference 26/00793/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00793/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted with Conditions
- Received
- 6 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- YEOVIL CENTRAL
- Parish
- Yeovil Without
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA21 3PB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02181/TPO Awaiting decision
4 Combe Street Lane Yeovil Somerset BA21 3PB
Application to crown lift to 4.5m over the agricultural access to the paddock to the rear of the dwelling No.01 Copper beech (T1) and crown lift to provide a 2.0m clearance over the adjacent outbuilding to No.01 Copper beech (T1) and crown lift to provide a 3.5m clearance above ground level No.01 Scots Pine (T2) included within South Somerset District Council (Yeovil Without No.01 2002) Tree Preservation Order
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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7 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions
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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 19 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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