Planning application
Mowbarton Back Lane Litton Wells Somerset BA3 4PE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Lason Cypress, T2 - Lawson Cypress, T3 - Whitebeam - Fell and grind stump
As published by the council, reference 2025/1892/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1892/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Parish
- Litton Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA3 4PE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Oct 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 12 December 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MTL Group Ltd Agent, registered in Wells
Active · incorporated 2014 · Wells
44 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 92% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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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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50/26/00076 Granted
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15/26/00009 Granted
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08/26/00095 Granted
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08/26/00096 Granted
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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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