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Land Adj. To 12 Greenway Road, Castle Cary

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 26/02244/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Application to perform Tree Surgery works to No 1 Ash Tree as shown within the South Somerset District Council (CACA 1) 1996 Tree preservation Order T2 Ash (3rd Party) - Reduce encroachment into property to boundary. Reason - Common law overhang

As published by the council, reference 26/02244/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/02244/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
22 Sep 2026
Validated
22 Sep 2026
Ward
CASTLE CARY
Parish
Castle Cary

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 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

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Shawyers Agent, registered in Southampton

Dissolved · incorporated 1996 · Southampton

66 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 93% granted

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Documents

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1 document 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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