Planning application
Church Of St Peter And St Paul Market Place Shepton Mallet Somerset
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1- Tilia- repollard to pervious pruning points/reduce from property, crown lift to 5m. 6- Tilia- crown lift to 5m, pollard to approx.12m, reduce laterals accordingly. 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 & 25 - Tilia- re-pollard to pervious pruning point.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0649/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0649/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- TCA Approval (No Objection)
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Shepton Mallet Division
- Parish
- Shepton Mallet Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
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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2026/1159/FUL Granted
Church Of St Peter And St Paul Market Place Shepton Mallet Somerset
Re-roofing of the north aisle and south aisle lead roofs.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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12 May 2026
Decision issued: TCA Approval (No Objection)
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 12 May 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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