Planning application
The Olde White House Drayton Langport Somerset TA10 0JX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 - Mountain Ash - Dead tree to be felled before it becomes dangerous.
As published by the council, reference 26/01386/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01386/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- CURRY RIVEL AND LANGPORT
- Parish
- Drayton
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- Postcode
- TA10 0JX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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16 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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2 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 16 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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