Planning application
12 Abbots Meade Yeovil Somerset BA21 3PJ
Works: Trees
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Proposal
Application to pollard No. 1 Sycamore tree (T1) back to historic pruning points, as shown within the South Somerset District Council (YEOV 5) 1999 Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 26/01822/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01822/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- YEOVIL WEST
- Parish
- Yeovil
- Postcode
- BA21 3PJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Exmoor National Park took a median of 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
11 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided tree works applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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