Planning application
Jurston Lane, Wellington
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 four oak trees and one field maple tree included in Taunton Deane Borough (Wellington No.1) Tree Preservation Order 2011 on land to the south of Meyer Close, west of Nash Drive and east of Jurston Lane, Wellington (TD1087)
As published by the council, reference 43/25/0103/T
Application record
- Reference
- 43/25/0103/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
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 7 Jan 2026
- Parish
- Wellington
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Nov 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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7 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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27 Jul 2026
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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 7 January 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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43/26/00008 Granted
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17/26/00054 Granted
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