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47 Fletcher Close , Taunton

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 38/26/0261/T Pruning of Tree(s) covered by TPO

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Application to carry out management works (crown lift to 4 metres and lateral prune away from house and lamp column) to one Oak tree included in Taunton Deane Borough Tree Preservation Order 1990 to the south of 47 Fletcher Close , Taunton (TD317)

As published by the council, reference 38/26/0261/T

Application record

Reference
38/26/0261/T
Type
Pruning of Tree(s) covered by TPO
Status
Pending As published: Initially identified as a decision to be made by the Parish Council.
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Parish
Taunton

Comment by 30 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Exmoor National Park through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Aug 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 October 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.

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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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