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The Chapel, Cotford St. Luke

Granted Exmoor National Park 53/25/0007/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 (crown-lifts) to 2 lime trees and 7 Western Red Cedars included in Taunton Deane Borough (Bishops Lydeard No.2) Tree Preservation Order 1992 on land to the east of Needhams Patch and south of The Chapel, Cotford St. Luke (TD545)

As published by the council, reference 53/25/0007/T

Application record

Reference
53/25/0007/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
18 Nov 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Decided
27 Jan 2026
Parish
Cotford St Luke

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Nov 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 3 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 27 January 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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