Planning application
9 Hazel Walk Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5UU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Alder - Fell.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2300/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2300/TPO
- Type
- Works/Felling of TPO Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: TPO Approval
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Shepton Mallet Division
- Parish
- Shepton Mallet Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA4 5UU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by Exmoor National Park
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11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: TPO Approval
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27 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Bruton Tree Care Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 11 February 2026, 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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