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Shores Farm Frog Street Lopen South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JR

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 26/02278/TCA Work to Trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No 1 Cherry Tree within a conservation area.

As published by the council, reference 26/02278/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/02278/TCA
Type
Work to Trees
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
24 Sep 2026
Validated
25 Sep 2026
Ward
SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
Parish
Lopen
Postcode
TA13 5JR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00678/DOC1 Decided

    Shores Farm Frog Street Lopen South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JR

    Discharge of Condition No. 4 (Method Statement) of Planning Application 26/00086/LBC.

    Decided 22 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00085/HOU Granted

    Shores Farm Frog Street Lopen South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JR

    Replacement chimney pots to existing chimneys to increase clearance from existing thatched roof to 1.8m.

    Decided 20 Feb 2026 Householder
  • 26/00086/LBC Granted

    Shores Farm Frog Street Lopen South Petherton Somerset TA13 5JR

    Replacement chimney pots to existing chimneys to increase clearance from existing thatched roof to 1.8m.

    Decided 20 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Sep 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 25 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 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 45 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

3 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.

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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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