Planning application
Well House Well Lane Doulting Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4QE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Reduction of shrubbery by 3-4 metres, removal of overgrown conifer and lowering height of other trees/shrubs
As published by the council, reference 2025/1500/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1500/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Mendip Central And East Division
- Parish
- Doulting Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA4 4QE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2021/2775/HSE Granted
Well House Well Lane Doulting Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4QE
Demolition of an existing single storey structure and the erection of a replacement single storey side extension and internal alterations.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 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
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat 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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47 Church Lane Doulting Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4QE
95% historically approved · decision due ~24 Aug
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47 Church Lane Doulting Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4QE
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50/26/00076 Granted
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15/26/00009 Granted
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08/26/00095 Granted
19 Northfield, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7EZ
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08/26/00096 Granted
68 Friarn Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LJ
Reduce the overall height of 1No. Lime (T1) by approx. 2-3m and reduce the lateral spread by 1-2m all round to provide clearance from the adjacent garage and manage its size in relation to the limited space available leaving the tree approx. final height of 3m and approx. final lateral spread of 2-3m.
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17/26/00062 Granted
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