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Land To Front Of 59 To 87 Holyrood Street Chard Somerset TA20 2DN

Decided Exmoor National Park 26/01084/TCA Work to Trees

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to T1-3 (Acer) to raise existing canopies on all points by 3m. Remove major deadwood. Reduce any encroachment onto building by 2m within a Conservation Area

As published by the council, reference 26/01084/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/01084/TCA
Type
Work to Trees
Status
Decided
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Decided
2 Jul 2026
Ward
CHARD SOUTH
Parish
Chard Town
Postcode
TA20 2DN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 May 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Jul 2026

    Decision issued

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Shawyers Agent, registered in Southampton

Dissolved · incorporated 1996 · Southampton

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Exmoor National Park has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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