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Barrowfields House Barrow Lane Pilton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4BH

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2025/1474/TCA Works/Felling Trees in a CA

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 & T2 - (Group) Cypresses - Reduce height by 2m.

As published by the council, reference 2025/1474/TCA

Application record

Reference
2025/1474/TCA
Type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Status
Registered
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Ward
Mendip South Division
Parish
Pilton Parish Council
Postcode
BA4 4BH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2023/1446/TCA Granted

    Barrowfields House Barrow Lane Pilton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4BH

    Ash - Fell. Sycamore - Reduce by 2.5m.

    Decided 5 Sep 2023 Trees
  • 2021/2582/TCA Granted

    Barrowfields House Barrow Lane Pilton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4BH

    A - Willow - Removal of large limbs B - Willow - Thin crown cutting limbs

    Decided 21 Dec 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Exmoor National Park took a median of 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided tree works applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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