Planning application
3 Church Steps, Minehead, TA24 5JS
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 (crown-reduction to 1.5 metres in height) to two bay trees within Higher Town Conservation Area
As published by the council, reference T/21/25/008
Application record
- Reference
- T/21/25/008
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Minehead
- Parish
- Minehead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA24 5JS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Dec 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 2 December 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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