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4 The Drive, Batts Park, Taunton

Granted Exmoor National Park 38/26/0102/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 crown-reduce two horse chestnut trees included in Taunton Deane Borough (Taunton No.5) Tree Preservation Order 1991 at 4 The Drive, Batts Park, Taunton (TD523)

As published by the council, reference 38/26/0102/T

Application record

Reference
38/26/0102/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
25 Mar 2026
Validated
25 Mar 2026
Decided
29 Apr 2026
Parish
Taunton

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2005: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 38/05/0401/T Granted

    4, THE DRIVE, BATTS PARK, TAUNTON.

    APPLICATION TO CARRY OUT WORK TO TWO HORSE CHESTNUT TREES INCLUDED IN TAUNTON DEANE BOROUGH (TAUNTON NO. 5) TREE PRESERVATION ORDER 1991 AT 4, THE DRIVE, BATTS PARK, TAUNTON.

    Decided 12 Oct 2005 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 29 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 29 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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