Planning application
Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington
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 (thinning and lateral reduction) to one cedar tree included in Taunton Deane Borough (Wellington No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1999 at Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington (TD830)
As published by the council, reference 43/26/0062/T
Application record
- Reference
- 43/26/0062/T
- Type
- Pruning of Tree(s) covered by TPO
- Status
- Decision of Conditional Approval was made by the Development Control Manager under delgated powers
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Wellington
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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43/26/0041 Withdrawn
Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington
Internal alterations at Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington
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43/26/0042/LB Refused
Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington
Internal alterations at Longforth Farm, Proctor Road, Wellington
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 25 August 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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07/26/00013 Granted
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Crown reduce 2No. Monterey Cypress (T1 & T2) (TPO Ref T1 and T2) by 1.5m - 2m leaving the tree approx. final height and spread of 20m and reduce back from chimneys to leave a 2.5m clearance. Crown reduce 1No. Acacia (T3) (TPO Ref T1) by 1.5m leaving the tree approx. final height and spread of 12m.
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43/26/00008 Granted
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Crown raise low canopy of 1No. Cedar of Lebanon (T1) to 2.4m above ground level over gravestones to allow for mowing access. Fell group of 5No. Monterey Cypress (T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6) and replace with more suitable species. Reduce lateral branches extending towards the church of 1No. Cedar of Lebanon (T7) by 3.6m as practicable. Crown raise low canopy of 1No. Cherry (T8) to 2.4m above ground level to allow for mowing access. Remove 1No. dead unknown species (T17).
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17/26/00054 Granted
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43/26/00011 Granted
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17/26/00049 Withdrawn
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