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Peart Hall, Church Road, Spaxton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1DA

Granted Exmoor National Park 45/23/00005 Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Crown reduce height/spread of London Plane (T1) by circa 2.5-3m. Crown reduce height/spread of Oak (T2) by 5-6m.

As published by the council, reference 45/23/00005

Application record

Reference
45/23/00005
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
6 Feb 2023
Validated
6 Feb 2023
Decided
3 Mar 2023
Parish
Spaxton
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA5 1DA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 45/24/00015 Granted

    Peart Hall, Church Road, Spaxton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1DA

    Fell 4No. Ash Trees (T1, T2, T3, T4)

    Decided 16 Nov 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Feb 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 3 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 3 March 2023, 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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