Planning application
Millbrook Chapel Row Batcombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 6HA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Palm (Trachycarpus) - Fell - Not suitable for location - Replaced with Cherry/Crab Apple. T2 - Hazel - Coppicing to manage space.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1752/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1752/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Granted As published: TCA Approval
- Received
- 25 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 29 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Mendip South Division
- Parish
- Batcombe Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA4 6HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Sep 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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29 Oct 2025
Decision issued: TCA Approval
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Osborne tree services Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Castle Cary
Active · incorporated 2022 · Castle Cary
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 29 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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