Planning application
Sunny Mount Ham Lane Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5JW
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Tulip tree - Reduce crown by approx 25 - 30% previous reduction points 12 - 15m final height. T2 - Hawthorn - Reduce leggy growth in upper crown 2.5m. T3 - Walnut - Remove lower limb over lawns to East. T4 - Maple - Formative prune to reshape canopy. T5 - Poplar - Re- pollard.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2085/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2085/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Shepton Mallet Division
- Parish
- Shepton Mallet Town Council
- Postcode
- BA4 5JW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1551/TCA Granted
Sunny Mount Ham Lane Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5JW
T1- Sycamor, Crown Lift , T2- Sycamor, Crown Lift.
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2022/0043/TCA Granted
Sunny Mount Ham Lane Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5JW
T1 - Poplar, Pollard to approx 6 to 8m T2 - Rowan, reduce to height approx 3m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 January 2026, 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 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
J Murtagh Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
13 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Sunny Mount Ham Lane Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5JW
T1- Sycamor, Crown Lift , T2- Sycamor, Crown Lift.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Sunny Mount Ham Lane Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5JW
T1 - Poplar, Pollard to approx 6 to 8m T2 - Rowan, reduce to height approx 3m
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Studfold Cottage Ham Lane Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5JW
Cherry (T1) - Reduce end weight in upper crown & over neighbouring property by approx 30%. Laylandii (T2) - Fell. Laylandii (T3) - Reduce to approx 2 metres high.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
The Cottage Ham Lane Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5JW
Construction of a new greenhouse in the rear garden
Granted Householder 10 docsDomestic -
The Cottage Ham Lane Shepton Mallet BA4 5JW
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (joinery details), 4 (materials repointing), 5 (construction details lean-to and shed), 6 (materials lean-toand shed), 7 (materials pantiles for garden store), 8 (handrail), 9 (ducts, pipes and rainwater goods), 10 (floor boards of first floor) on listed consent 2019/2331/LBC.
Granted Conditions 30 docsSmall domestic -
The Cottage Ham Lane Shepton Mallet BA4 5JW
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (joinery details), 4 (materials repointing), 5 (construction details lean-to and shed), 6 (materials lean-toand shed), 7 (materials pantiles for garden store), 8 (handrail), 9 (ducts, pipes and rainwater goods), 10 (floor boards of first floor) on planning consent 2019/2330/FUL.
Granted Conditions 30 docsSmall domestic
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08/26/00096 Granted
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