Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

The Pines North Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AY

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 26/01980/TCA Work to Trees

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to No.2 trees within a Conservation Area. T1 - Cedar - Works required to make safe, structurally sound, re-balance and shape tree in curtain areas. We need to selectively prune curtain lateral branches by approximately 2-5m, remove small and large dead branches and dead hanging fallen branches. T2 - Plumb - Remove tree to ground level and replant with another species due to being very large and is riddled with Ganoderma applanatum we are noticing a lot more year after year. AMENDED SPECIFICATION 07.10.26 T1 - Remove major deadwood throughout. Remove /reduce upright growth by 2m on Northern and Eastern lower lateral branches. Crown raise 2m from ground level. Pull back to provide 3-4m clearance from mulberry on Western quadrant. No wounds greater than 60mm and all work in keeping with BS3998. T2 - Plumb - Fell

As published by the council, reference 26/01980/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/01980/TCA
Type
Work to Trees
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
CASTLE CARY
Parish
Castle Cary
Postcode
BA7 7AY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/01962/TCA Granted

    The Pines North Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AY

    Notification of intent to Fell No.1 Tree within a Conservation Area.

    Decided 20 Sep 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Aug 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 29 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 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 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • The Pines North Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AY

    24/01962/TCA Submitted 22 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Notification of intent to Fell No.1 Tree within a Conservation Area.

    Granted Trees 12 docs

  • Land Adjacent The Pines North Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AY

    26/00454/LBC Submitted 25 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~5 May

    Erection of self-build dwellinghouse with garage and conversion of existing barn to associated annexe

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling 76 docs
    Domestic

  • Land Adjacent The Pines North Street Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AY

    26/00453/FUL Submitted 25 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~5 May

    Erection of self-build dwellinghouse with garage and conversion of existing barn to associated annexe

    Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 91 docs
    Domestic

  • The Nurseries Upper High Street Castle Cary Somerset

    22/02523/FUL Submitted 1 Sep 2022 100 yards away

    Demolition of studio dwellinghouse and associated outbuildings and erection of two dwellinghouses with swimming pool, parking areas and private gardens

    Granted Full applications Demolition 74 docs
    Several homes

  • The Nurseries Upper High Street Castle Cary Somerset

    26/00028/S73A Submitted 7 Jan 2026 100 yards away

    S73A application to vary condition 02(approved plans) of planning application 22/02523/FUL for Demolition of studio dwellinghouse and associated outbuildings and erection of two dwellinghouses with swimming pool, parking areas and private gardens

    Granted Amendments Demolition 16 docs
    Several homes

  • Land At Olympic Drive Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7AR

    25/01742/FUL Submitted 11 Jul 2025 150 yards away

    Replacement of the existing CATS store with a Community Hub building providing communal workspace at ground floor level and a management office at first floor level.

    Granted Full applications 45 docs

In Exmoor National Park

  • 50/26/00076 Granted

    Westovers, West End, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4BA

    Crown reduce 1No. Field Maple (T1) by 2.5m all round. Crown reduce 1No. Magnolia (T2) by 1.5m all round.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 15/26/00009 Granted

    Selworthy House, Copsewood Lane, Stone Allerton, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2NS

    Remove 1No. Crab Apple (T1) and 1No. Magnolia (T2) due to the structure of the wall.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 08/26/00095 Granted

    19 Northfield, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7EZ

    Whole crown reduction of 1No. Walnut (T1), removing 1.5m - 2m of growth to suitable growth points leaving the tree approx. final height and spread of 8.5m.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 08/26/00096 Granted

    68 Friarn Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LJ

    Reduce the overall height of 1No. Lime (T1) by approx. 2-3m and reduce the lateral spread by 1-2m all round to provide clearance from the adjacent garage and manage its size in relation to the limited space available leaving the tree approx. final height of 3m and approx. final lateral spread of 2-3m.

    Received 9 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 17/26/00062 Granted

    29 Round Oak Grove, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3BW

    Crown reduce 1No. Oak (T1) (TPO Ref T1) on one side previously reduced back to previous pruning points.

    Received 24 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Trees