Planning application
Park Cottage South Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7ES
Works: Trees
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Proposal
Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No.1 Tree within a Conserveration Area. T1 Weeping willow, The tree has lost one of the primary limbs recently. Following a tree assessment significant structural feature s have been found. The trees has several historical large pruning large wound where decay and signs of mechanical subsidence are visible. Record shows that the overall canopy has been reduced in 2017. A partial remedial work to tidy up the recent damaged has bee already carried out, however it is recommended to reduce the apical reiteration growth by 3 metres and reduce lateral overextended limbs on south- east, south and south west quadrant by 3 metres to compensate the loss of canopy and mitigate structural subsidence.
As published by the council, reference 26/01919/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01919/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- CASTLE CARY
- Parish
- Castle Cary
- Postcode
- BA7 7ES
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 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.
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
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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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