Planning application
North Coker Hall Main Street East Coker Yeovil Somerset BA22 9LA
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 - Taxus, Baccata - Reduce South Westerly Growith by 2-2.5M.
As published by the council, reference 26/00916/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00916/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- COKER
- Parish
- East Coker
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- BA22 9LA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02971/TCA Granted
North Coker Hall Main Street East Coker Yeovil Somerset BA22 9LA
Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery work to No. 1 London Plane tree within a Conservation Area. Reduction of south and south east quadrant and central apical portion by drop crotch pruning on tertiary branch scaffold where radial spread of outer canopy will be retrenched by approx. 3 metres from the outer branch tips. Shortening east lower quadrant by 2.5 metres to mitigate mechanical stress on overextended limb and gently ease conflict with adjacent magnolia solangiana. Pruning cuts will not exceed 60mm I diameter and in accordance with the 1/3rd rules. The overall reduction will decrease the sail factor and will shift the tree natural gravitational pull eastward toward lower occupancy zone. The tree has a hollow area with east side cavity where pool is present, although the ratio of residual wall thickness is still far greater than 1/3, however the reduction should be consider a multi stages retrenchment with a projected replication of reductions with 8-10 years interval to contain overall spread in long term.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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19 May 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 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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