Planning application
14-16 St Mary Street, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, TA5 1LJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Crown reduce height & spread of 1No, Bay (T1), 1No. Acer (T2) and 1No. Cherry (T3) by up to approximately 1-2m and shape.
As published by the council, reference 36/26/00004
Application record
- Reference
- 36/26/00004
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 25 Apr 2026
- Parish
- Nether Stowey
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA5 1LJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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36/24/00014 Granted
14-16 St Mary Street, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, TA5 1LJ
Crown reduce height/spread of 1No. Acer, 1No. Bay & 1No. Cherry (T1, T2, T3) by approx. 1-2m and shape.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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25 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 25 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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Crown reduce height/spread of 1No. Acer, 1No. Bay & 1No. Cherry (T1, T2, T3) by approx. 1-2m and shape.
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