Manor Road, Minehead, TA24 6EW Data via plota.co.uk

EXM/26/138/TCA - Tree(s) in Conservation Area Under Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to tree in conservation area: felling of 1no. Pine (T1) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Validated
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 29 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 134.

The consultation period closed on 17 Jul 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 7

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.
SSSI about 13 m away: Dunster Park and Heathlands SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
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
Priority habitat about 19 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land about 13 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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 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
TA24 6EW
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
DG Tree Services

Decision outlook

Day 134, past the statutory target. 100% 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 26 Oct 2026.

Day 13478 days past the 56-day target
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 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
17 Jun 2026
Comments by
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Dunster Lodge, Cedar Wood, Manor Road, Minehead, TA24 6EW
Replacement of dwelling
3/21/25/042
2025 Refused
Dunster Lodge, Cedar Wood, Manor Road, Minehead, TA24 6EW
Replacement of dwelling
3/21/25/042
2025 Approved
Hagley Youth Hostel, Manor Road, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 6EW
Proposed change of use of Youth Hostel to dwelling.
6/21/25/001
2021 Approved
Dunster Lodge, Manor Road, Alcombe, Minehead, TA24 6EW
Erection of a self standing enclosed heated swimming pool
3/21/21/045
2021 Approved
Dunster Lodge, Manor Road, Alcombe, Minehead, TA24 6EW
Erection of a self standing enclosed heated swimming pool
3/21/21/045
2020 Approved
Dunster Lodge, Manor Road, Alcombe, Minehead, TA24 6EW
Replacement of biomass boiler and flue (retention of works already undertaken)
3/21/20/070
2020 Approved
Dunster Lodge, Manor Road, Alcombe, Minehead, TA24 6EW
Replacement of biomass boiler and flue (retention of works already undertaken)
3/21/20/070
2016
Dunster Lodge, Manor Road, Alcombe, Minehead, TA24 6EW
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing biomass boiler
3/21/16/110
2016
Dunster Lodge, Manor Road, Alcombe, Minehead, TA24 6EW
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing biomass boiler
3/21/16/110
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