Planning application
Rangoon House, Rangoon Road, Watchet, TA23 0TS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reduce height of sycamore to approx. 7 metres. Thin, and reduce crown by approximately 3 metres in all directions. Reason: to avoid any branches contacting nearby overhead power line and reduce length of branches over Doniford Road. (TPO Ref T/3/86 T13)
As published by the council, reference T/37/26/001
Application record
- Reference
- T/37/26/001
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Watchet & Stogursey
- Parish
- Watchet
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TA23 0TS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Grant
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- DECISION
- CASE OFFICERS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- COMMENTS FROM WATCHET TOWN COUNCIL 23 FEB 2026
- LOCATION PLAN
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- TREE PHOTOS
- SUPPORTING INFORMATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY
- APPLICATION FORM
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 25 March 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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