Planning application
The Chapel, Cotford St. Luke
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
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18 Nov 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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3 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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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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