Planning application
Cottage On The Common Fair Place Chiselborough Stoke Sub Hamdon Somerset TA14 6TL
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 G1: One cheesewood to dismantle to ground level and one spindle tree to reshape the crown by up to 1.5m to best aesthetics. One smokebush will be reshaped and two dying cherries to dismantle as close to ground level, T1: One Irish yew to dismantle as close to ground level as possible, G2: One willow-leaf pear to reshape and tidy by 1.5m. The adjacent scrub and self-set trees will be removed and one Portuguese laurel to coppice at approximately 1m, T2: One Magnolia to target prune the extended branches by up to 1.5m and thin the crown by 15%, T3: One ash to remove end weight from overextended branches overhanging the adjacent garages and garden by reducing lower branches by up to 4m within a Conservation Area
As published by the council, reference 26/01258/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01258/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- COKER
- Parish
- Chiselborough
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA14 6TL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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2 Aug 2026
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J A Stewart Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Bridport
Active · incorporated 2023 · Bridport
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 6 July 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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