Dulverton Town Hall, The Town Hall, 10 Fore Street, Dulverton, Ta22 9Ex Data via plota.co.uk

EXM/26/100/TCA - Tree(s) in Conservation Area Under Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: A3.2 - Exmoor Lawns, riverbank area - Coppicing of one large and one small goat willow. larger tree has a split in the base T19/churchyard - Remove snapped branches in the sycamore tree located near the Church A5/Exmoor lawns - Crown lift three trees to statutory height above highway (5.5m) All work specified has been instructed upon the report formed by CWHTrees dated October 2025. All work by us shall be carried out to BS3998… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 145. The consultation period closed on 23 May 2026.

Documents 1

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Plan Documents - Document · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Special area of conservation
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.
Dulverton 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Dulverton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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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Important details

Council
Exmoor
Application type
Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Postcode
TA22 9EX
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Three Atop Woodland Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 145, past the statutory target. 98% of tree works in Exmoor are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 6 Sept 2026.

Day 14589 days past the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
38,369decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in Exmoor to go on. Exmoor decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Apr 2026
Comments by
23 May 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Nearby activity

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2021 Approved
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Proposed replacement refrigeration plant and installation of external cold rooms, togethe…
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2020 Approved
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Proposed removal and rebuilding of chimney
6/9/20/116
2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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Exmoor
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#179 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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. View full council performance
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings