39 Northmoor Road, Dulverton, TA22 9DH Data via plota.co.uk

EXM/26/154/TCA - Tree(s) in Conservation Area Under Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees in conservation area: proposed reduction of 2no. Ash trees by 20%. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 72. The consultation period closed on 31 Jul 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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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: Priority Rivers
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 9DH
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Horizon Grounds & Tree Services

Decision outlook

Day 72, past the statutory target. 98% of tree works in Exmoor are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 1 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 7216 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 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Comments by
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Island, Northmoor Road, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9DH
Works to trees in a conservation area: To fell 9no. trees, 2no trees to be coppiced and 3…
WTCA 25/10
2025 Withdrawn
The Island, Northmoor Road, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9DH
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: Proposed felling of 23no. trees including Ash, Ald…
WTCA 25/07
2019 Approved
41A Northmoor Road, Dulverton, Somerset
Proposed enlargement of existing first floor flat into the internal area of the first flo…
6/9/19/123
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