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Lower Knole Farm Knole Long Sutton Langport Somerset TA10 9HZ

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 26/02350/TCA Work to Trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Notification of intent to Carry Out Tree Surgery works to No. 60 Trees within a Conservation Area. Carry out routine maintenance and formative pruning (thinning/removal of dead and diseased branches/removal of crossed limbs)when required in accordance with BS3998 and industry best practice. Approximately 60 apple trees in the orchard coloured blue on attached plan.

As published by the council, reference 26/02350/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/02350/TCA
Type
Work to Trees
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
SOMERTON
Parish
Long Sutton
Postcode
TA10 9HZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02300/TCA Awaiting decision

    Lower Knole Farm Knole Long Sutton Langport Somerset TA10 9HZ

    Notification of intent to Fell No. 3 Trees within a Conservation Area. No. 3 very dead old trees in apple orchard.

    Submitted 28 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 25/02060/TCA Granted

    Lower Knole Farm Knole Long Sutton Langport Somerset TA10 9HZ

    Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area.

    Decided 18 Sep 2025 Trees
  • 25/02063/TCA Granted

    Lower Knole Farm Knole Long Sutton Langport Somerset TA10 9HZ

    Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to various trees within a Conservation Area. Annual pruning of trees in apple orchard. Removal of old dead apple trees as and when required.

    Decided 18 Sep 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Oct 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 46 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

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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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