Planning application
Aginhill Drive, Monkton Heathfield
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 three oak trees included in Taunton Deane Borough (Cheddon Fitzpaine No.2) Tree Preservation Order 1997 on land to the west of Aginhill Drive, Monkton Heathfield (TD708) (as amended 17th October)
As published by the council, reference 48/25/0043/T
Application record
- Reference
- 48/25/0043/T
- Type
- Pruning of Tree(s) covered by TPO
- Status
- Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 12 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 29 Oct 2025
- Parish
- West Monkton
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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29 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 29 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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