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Payton Road, Westford

Granted Exmoor National Park 43/25/0066/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 carry out management works to one sycamore tree, one Thuja, two cypress trees and one sweet chestnut included in Taunton Deane Borough (Wellington No.2) Tree Preservation Order 1993 on land to the north of Payton Road, Westford (TD584) (includes the removal of two unprotected elder trees)

As published by the council, reference 43/25/0066/T

Application record

Reference
43/25/0066/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
15 Aug 2025
Validated
15 Aug 2025
Decided
1 Oct 2025
Parish
Wellington

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Aug 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 1 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 1 October 2025, 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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