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St Augustines Church, Church Hill, West Monkton

Granted Exmoor National Park 48/26/0014/T Works to Tree(s) in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Notification to carry out management works (crown-reduction) to one yew tree and one cherry plum within West Monkton Conservation Area at St Augustines Church, Church Hill, West Monkton

As published by the council, reference 48/26/0014/T

Application record

Reference
48/26/0014/T
Type
Works to Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Status
Granted As published: Decision of No Objection - Trees was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Decided
13 May 2026
Parish
West Monkton

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 13 May 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 2 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 13 May 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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