Planning application
Units 3a To 3b Mendip Avenue Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4PE
Works: Trees
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
T1, T2 & T3 - Horse Chestnut - Fell. T4 - Field Maple - Prune lateral branches in upper crown to give approx 4 metres clearance from neighbouring property.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0762/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0762/TPO
- Type
- Works/Felling of TPO Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: TPO Split Decision
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Shepton Mallet Division
- Parish
- Shepton Mallet Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA4 4PE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: TPO Split Decision
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsAfter the decision
Exmoor National Park has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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15/26/00009 Granted
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08/26/00095 Granted
19 Northfield, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7EZ
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08/26/00096 Granted
68 Friarn Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LJ
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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17/26/00062 Granted
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