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Templecombe Water Recycling Centre, Temple Lane, Templecombe, South Somerset, nearest postcode BA8 0HR.

Granted Exmoor National Park SCC/3865/2021 Trees

Works: Trees Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

The application seeks to construct a stone / tarmac access road. Road to be 3.5m wide and approximately 220m long and will include up to 3 passing bays along the route, at which point the track will be 5.5m wide. Double leaf security gates will be located at the southern end of the access road. These will be 6m wide and 2.13m high. There will also be a 2.13m high chain link security fence leading from the hedgerow at the junction with Temple Lane to either side of the gates and along the east side of the access road going north to the WRC boundary Additional works associated with the scheme will be constructed under Wessex Water's permitted development rights and are detailed in the Environment and Planning Statement included with this application.

As published by the council, reference SCC/3865/2021

Application record

Reference
SCC/3865/2021
Type
Trees
Status
Application Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
28 Jul 2021
Validated
28 Jul 2021
Decided
29 Sep 2021
Postcode
BA8 0HR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jul 2021

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 29 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

31 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 29 September 2021, 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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