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The Cottage Brewery Lane Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5QD

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park 2026/1931/TCA Works/Felling Trees in a CA

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 Ash - Reduce height of upper crown to approx 10 metre.

As published by the council, reference 2026/1931/TCA

Application record

Reference
2026/1931/TCA
Type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Status
Registered
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Shepton Mallet Division
Parish
Shepton Mallet Town Council
Postcode
BA4 5QD

Comment by 29 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Exmoor National Park's portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Oct 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 December 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 47 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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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

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