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Land Adjacent Penn House St Nicholas Close Yeovil Somerset

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 26/02143/TCA Work to Trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Essential work to cut back/coppice overhang on various species of trees/branches for highway clearance and wall rebuild included within Conservation Area

As published by the council, reference 26/02143/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/02143/TCA
Type
Work to Trees
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
10 Sep 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
YEOVIL SOUTH
Parish
Yeovil

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 November 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Luke Spencer Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor

4 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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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.

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