Planning application
26/01551/TCA
Old Bincombe Poples Well Crewkerne Somerset TA18 7ES
Proposal
Notification of intent to Fell No. 1 Tree and Carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. Beech (1) - Reduce the 4 large lowest branches towards neighbours to the North East by 4.5m to secondary branches Variegated Holly (2) - Fell and grind out stump Copper Beech (3) - Remove 50mm diameter branch in adjacent pittosporum crown to Southwest and shorten other branches to Southwest to clear crown of pittosporum Bird Cherry (4) - Shorten leaning side branch on LV power line side by 3m back into rest of crown
As published by the council, reference 26/01551/TCA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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16 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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