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Stanford House, Sand Road, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4BY

Granted Exmoor National Park 50/26/00035 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

Fell 1No. Copper Beech (T1) due to long term disease.

As published by the council, reference 50/26/00035

Application record

Reference
50/26/00035
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Decided
16 May 2026
Parish
Wedmore
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BS28 4BY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Apr 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 16 May 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 16 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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