Barleyclose, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay, Minehead, TA24 8RE Data via plota.co.uk

EXM/26/248/TCA - Tree(s) in Conservation Area Under Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to a tree in a conservation area - To fell 1no Oak Tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Dec 2026, from Exmoor's recent tree works.

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

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Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 10

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.
Wootton Courtenay 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 ↗
Public footpath about 15 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bridge Cottage, Grade II, about 38 m from the postcode pin · 2 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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Historic England ↗
Special area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Flood defence about 28 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the Wootton Courtenay 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 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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Important details

Council
Exmoor
Application type
Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Postcode
TA24 8RE
Received
21 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Brendon Hill Tree Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Exmoor usually decides tree works by day 59.

Day 752 days to the predicted decision (day 59)
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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Comments by
20 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
HANNY COTTAGE, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Lawful development certificate for the proposed removal of thatch and installation of sla…
6/43/25/003
2023 Approved
FORGE COTTAGE, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Proposed conversion of existing single storey ancillary storage space to ancillary reside…
6/43/23/005
2023 Approved
SUNNYVIEW, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RF
Work to trees in a conservation area: To pollard Oak Tree on bank
WTCA 23/06
2022 Approved
BROOKSIDE FARM, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Proposed replacement of conservatory with orangery.
6/43/22/114
2022 Approved
THE OLD PARLOUR, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Discharge of Conditions 7 (bats and artificial lighting) & 8 (photographic report of exis…
6/43/22/111DC
2022 Approved
THE OLD PARLOUR, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Proposed raising of the existing roof and converting the western loft void into habitable…
6/43/22/109
2022 Approved
FORGE COTTAGE, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Lawful development certificate for the existing use of former barn as self contained dwel…
6/43/22/106
2021 Approved
THE OLD PARLOUR, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Discharge of conditions 3 (bat licence), 4(Bat Box and induction), 5 (bat mitigation stra…
6/43/21/107DC
2020 Approved
THE OLD PARLOUR, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Proposed raising of the existing roof and converting the western loft void into habitable…
6/43/20/105
2020
THE OLD PARLOUR, WOOTTON COURTENAY, MINEHEAD, TA24 8RE
Proposed raising of the existing roof and converting the western loft void into habitable…
VAL 20/099
2019 Approved
Crockford, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
Works to trees in Conservation Area: to remove willow, infected with laetiporus sulphureu…
WTCA 19/11
2018 Approved
Crockford, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
Works to trees in Conservation Area: T1 Liquidambar Styraciflua - Reduction of one branch…
WTCA 18/05
2017 Approved
Crockford, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay.
T3 Liquid amber, crown thin by 20% to manage decay and removal of hazardous limbs. T4 Sil…
WTPO 17/03
2017 Approved
Bridge Cottage, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
Fell a sycamore due to excessive decay
WTCA 17/05
2017 Approved
Crockford, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay
T1 Fell Cypress, T2 Willow, remove limb over garden.
WTCA 17/06
2017 Approved
Brookside Farm, Fairgarden Road, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
Fell three silver birch
WTCA 17/04
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