Planning application
The Cemetry Combe Street Chard Somerset TA20 1JH
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 Fell No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area. T1 - Deodar cedar - Fell to ground level and remove all debris - Grind out Stump 12-18inches below ground level and trace out surface roots from a Cedar Deodar.
As published by the council, reference 26/02336/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02336/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2026
- Ward
- CHARD NORTH
- Parish
- Chard Town
- Postcode
- TA20 1JH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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7 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 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
Fern Garden and Tree Services Limited Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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08/26/00096 Granted
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