Planning application
Drake House Manor Place High Street Oakhill Shepton Mallet Somerset BA3 5BY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Sycamore (T1, T2 & T3) - Reduce overall crown by approx 2m. Red Oak (T4, T5 & T6) - Reduce overall crown by approx 2m. Sycamore (T7) - Reduce overall crown by approx 2m. Spruce (T11) - Remove x4 lower branches growing towards property & thin canopy by approx 30%. Spruce (T12 & T13) - Thin canopy by approx 30%.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0325/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0325/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- TCA Approval (No Objection)
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Hills Division
- Parish
- Ashwick Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA3 5BY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0379/TPO Granted
Drake House Manor Place High Street Oakhill Shepton Mallet Somerset BA3 5BY
Ash (T8) - Reduce overall crown by approx 2m. Beech (T9, T14 & T15) - Reduce overall crown by approx 2m. Elm (T10) - Remove storm damaged branch leaning on boundary fence & reduce overall crown by approx 2m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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17 Apr 2026
Decision issued: TCA Approval (No Objection)
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9 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Street
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 17 April 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.
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