Planning application
Oakwood, Martlet Road, Minehead, TA24 5QE
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 to one Griselinia tree within Higher Town Conservation Area
As published by the council, reference T/21/25/006
Application record
- Reference
- T/21/25/006
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 11 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 12 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Minehead
- Parish
- Minehead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA24 5QE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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T/21/20/009 Withdrawn
Oakwood, Martlet Road, Minehead, TA24 5QE
Notification to fell one Fir tree within Higher Town Conservation Area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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12 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 12 September 2025, 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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