Church Street, Dunster, Minehead, TA24 6SH Data via plota.co.uk
EXM/26/070/TCA - Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Approved
Proposal
Works to trees in a conservation area: Felling of 1 x Judas Tree, Pruning of 1 x Yew Tree Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
2 Mar 2026
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Validated
10 Mar 2026
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Approved
1 May 2026
Approved on 1 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026
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Application forms 1
Site constraints 12
Special area of conservation
59 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 18, Church Street, Grade II, about 18 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 55 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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- 18 m18, Church StreetGrade II
- 26 mWall Bounding North Side of Church Street Between 16 and 18 Church StreetGrade II
- 28 mSouth Wall of Churchyard and GatewayGrade II
- 29 mHay Barn, North of Castle Home FarmhouseGrade II
- 39 mCastle Home FarmhouseGrade II
- 47 mJ H Parham's General StoreGrade II
- 48 mPriory Church of St GeorgeGrade I
- 49 mLinhay, East of Castle Home Farmhouse Alongside Castle HillGrade II
- 52 m26 and 28, Church StreetGrade II
- 52 m7, Castle HillGrade II
- 58 m14 and 16, Church StreetGrade II
- 60 mGranary, Castle Home FarmyardGrade II
- 61 m24, Church StreetGrade II
- 69 mDollon's HouseGrade II
- 80 m5 and 7, Priory GreenGrade II
- 83 m4, 6 and 8, Church StreetGrade II*
- 83 mChapel House Fronting St George's Street George Deakin's StudioGrade II
- 86 mSpearscrossGrade II
- 87 mKennels, at East Side of Entrance to Castle Home FarmyardGrade II
- 88 mWall on South Side of Priory Green From Tithe Barn and Across the Front of Nos 5 and 7 Priory GreenGrade II
- 88 mCross in Churchyard 20 Metres West of ChurchGrade II
- 88 mStables, Dunster CastleGrade II*
- 88 m10, Castle HillGrade II
- 93 mStags Head HouseGrade II
- 93 m8, Castle HillGrade II
- 95 mTithe BarnGrade II
- 96 m2 and 4, Castle HillGrade II
- 97 m6, Castle HillGrade II
- 99 mCarmelGrade II
- 100 mStone Archway and Adjoining GarageGrade II
- 103 mThe CageGrade II
- 105 mHathawaysGrade II
- 105 mThe Tea ShoppeGrade II
- 108 mWestburyGrade II
- 110 mStone Archway Adjoining Tithe Barn to the NorthGrade II
- 110 m3, Castle HillGrade II
- 111 mDovecoteGrade II*
- 112 mStone Wall on North Side of Priory Green Including Wall Running North Adjoining No 12 Priory GreenGrade II
- 112 mCastle HotelGrade II
- 116 mThe Stags HeadGrade II
- 118 m9, West StreetGrade II
- 119 m1, Castle HillGrade II
- 122 mThe Crooked WindowGrade II
- 122 mThe Dunster PotteryGrade II
- 125 m4, High StreetGrade II
- 127 mExmoor House HotelGrade II
- 128 mFair ViewGrade II
- 130 m6, High StreetGrade II
- 135 mOld CottageGrade II
- 139 mStone Wall Running South From No 18 St Georges Street Around Into Priory GreenGrade II
- 139 m13, West StreetGrade II
- 141 mThe Olde HouseGrade II
- 141 mPerrycroft the Sweet PeaGrade II
- 141 m12 and 14, High StreetGrade II
- 145 m8, High StreetGrade II
- 146 mDunster County Primary School Main School BuildingGrade II
- 147 mWestleighGrade II
- 150 mDunster County Primary SchoolGrade II
- 150 m16, High StreetGrade II
Exmoor National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Dunster conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Public footpath about 17 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Scheduled monument about 78 m away: Motte and bailey at Dunster Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Registered park or garden about 17 m away: Dunster Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; SSSI about 346 m away: Dunster Park and Heathlands SSSI; Inside the Dunster built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 7 days faster than Exmoor's median of 59 for tree works. Approved, as 100% of tree works here are.
This one52d
Council59d
UK36d
33%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
12decided in the last year
Plota live figures for tree works decided by Exmoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Exmoor decision record →
Public comments
1comment received
1 neutral
Last counted 6 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 11 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 12 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
Approved
PARHAM HOUSE BRIDES, 22, CHURCH STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SH
Listed building consent for the proposed installation of new mains gas connection.
2023
Approved
1 THE COURTYARD, CASTLE HILL, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SQ
Proposed installation of boiler flue on rear roof slope.
2022
Approved
7, CASTLE HILL, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SJ
Listed Building Consent for the proposed replacement of Clay tiles to all roof slopes wit…
2022
Approved
THE TITHE BARN, PRIORY GREEN, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6RY
Proposed erection of storage shed 5.5m x3.5m.
2022
Withdrawn
THE TITHE BARN, PRIORY GREEN, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6RY
Listed Building Consent for the proposed erection of storage shed 5.5m x3.5m.
2022
Approved
Dunster Castle, Dunster, Minehead, TA24 6NY
Listed building consent for the proposed retention of existing temporary electricity cabl…
2022
Approved
Dunster Castle, Dunster, Minehead, TA24 6NY
Proposed retention of existing temporary electricity cable and associated works.
2019
Approved
The Old Priory, 5, Priory Green, Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6RY
Listed building consent for the proposed partial demolition of chimney, insertion of vent…
2022
Approved
6, CHURCH STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SH
Listed building consent for installation of wooden dado panelling. Retrospective.
2022
Approved
2, WEST STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SN
Listed Building Consent for proposed first floor garden room extension to existing flat u…
2022
Approved
2, WEST STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SN
Proposed first floor garden room extension to existing flat using part of existing balcon…
2021
Approved
1, WEST STREET, DUNSTER, MINEHEAD, TA24 6SN
Works to Trees in Conservation Area: T1, Common Ash- Inonotus hispidus (Shaggy polypore)…
2019
Approved
Exmoor Stores, Exford, Minehead, TA24 7PP
Proposed internal and external alterations to the first floor flat and ground floor shop…
2019
Approved
THE PADDOCKS, LUXBOROUGH, WATCHET, TA23 0SP
Proposed single storey extension to provide disabled accommodation.
2019
Approved
Dunster Castle, Castle Hill, Dunster, Somerset
Proposed Change of Use to provide a café to include the siting of a Portakabin for use as…
2017
Approved
St Georges Church, Church Street, Dunster, Somerset
Proposed 0.3m microwave transmission dish on behalf of the emergency services network to…
2017
Approved
Chapel House, 2 West Street, Dunster, Somerset
Proposed alterations to the tea room/shop as per amended plans and additional plans and a…
2017
Approved
Chapel House, 2 West Street, Dunster, Somerset
Listed Building Consent for the proposed works including re-configuring converted element…
2017
Approved
Former Public Conveniences adjoining 3A Church Street, Dunster, Minehead, Somerset
Proposed conversion of redundant public conveniences into extension to dwelling including…
2017
Withdrawn
St Georges Church, Church Street, Dunster, Somerset
Listed building consent for proposed 0.3m microwave transmission dish on behalf of the em…
2017
Approved
6 The Courtyard, Castle Hill, Dunster, Somerset
Listed building consent for the proposed installation of aluminium frame secondary glazin…
2017
Approved
6 The Courtyard, Castle Hill, Dunster, Somerset
Listed Building Consent to install gas central heating to include a new boiler and flue w…
2017
Approved
8 Gatehouse Cottage, Dunster, Minehead, Somerset
Six trees to be felled, two Norway Maple, one Hornbeam and three Sycamore.
2016
Approved
St Georges Church, Church Street, Dunster, Somerset
Proposed installation of a new flue. It will be run vertically through roof in connection…
2016
Approved
The Parish & Priory Church St George, Church Street, Dunster, Somerset
Works to Trees in Conservation Area: To reduce the crown of the tree by careful target pr…
Exmoor
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#179 of 296 councils
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Other decisions
Exmoor is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #248 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Exmoor decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #10 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #15 of 296
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #248 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #234 of 296
100%
Minor dwellings approved
4 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Change of use approved
26 decided
174
Total decisions
7 refused in the year to March 2026
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