Planning application
Land At 342200 126598 Whatley Langport Somerset
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intent to reduce to previous pruning points (repollard) to No.17 trees (G1 - Willows) included within Conservation Area. AMENDED SPECIFICATION 03.08.26 : All trees -End weighting of leaning stems over the river by no more than 3m - to appropriate pruning points, and crown raise over the path/river by up to 2.5m from ground level - to appropriate pruning points.
As published by the council, reference 26/01421/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01421/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- CURRY RIVEL AND LANGPORT
- Parish
- Langport
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
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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26/01898/TCA Awaiting decision
Land At 342200 126598 Whatley Langport Somerset
Notification of intent to remove one lower limb on No.01 Willow tree included within Conservation Area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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22 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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 3 August 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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54/26/00009 Granted
10 Church Street, Woolavington, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 8DP
Prune 1No. Yew (T1) (TPO Ref T1) by up to 2m leaving the tree approx. final spread dimensions of 9-10m in order to bring the tree within the property boundaries on the road and neighbouring property aspects and leave neatly rounded. Crown raise 2No. Holm Oaks (G1) (TPO Ref G1) to 2.5m from ground level, remove dead wood and prune back aspect approaching neighbouring properties to ensure approx. 2.5m clearance from the properties leaving the trees approx. final spread dimensions of 16.5m.
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07/26/00013 Granted
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43/26/00008 Granted
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17/26/00054 Granted
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