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Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington

Granted Exmoor National Park 43/26/0062/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 (thinning and lateral reduction) to one cedar tree included in Taunton Deane Borough (Wellington No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1999 at Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington (TD830)

As published by the council, reference 43/26/0062/T

Application record

Reference
43/26/0062/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
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Decided
25 Aug 2026
Parish
Wellington

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 43/26/0041 Withdrawn

    Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington

    Internal alterations at Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington

    Submitted 11 May 2026 Full applications
  • 43/26/0042/LB Refused

    Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington

    Internal alterations at Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington

    Decided 8 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jul 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 25 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 25 August 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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