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High Street Car Park, Taunton

Granted Exmoor National Park 38/23/0115/T Pruning of Tree(s) covered by TPO

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application to pollard one 'plane' tree included in Taunton Deane Borough (Taunton No.3) Tree Preservation Order 2017 at High Street Car Park, Taunton (TD1129)

As published by the council, reference 38/23/0115/T

Application record

Reference
38/23/0115/T
Type
Pruning of Tree(s) covered by TPO
Status
Granted As published: Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
6 Apr 2023
Validated
6 Apr 2023
Decided
23 May 2023
Parish
Taunton

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Apr 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 23 May 2023

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  3. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 23 May 2023, 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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