Planning application
12 Abbots Meade Yeovil Somerset BA21 3PJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted with Conditions
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- YEOVIL WEST
- Parish
- Yeovil
- Decision by
- Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
- 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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28 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hawkins Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
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5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 28 September 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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