Planning application
Rockwells House Frys Lane To Mill Lane Batcombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 6HD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G1 - 6 Hornbeam - Reduction.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1954/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1954/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 9 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Mendip South Division
- Parish
- Batcombe Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA4 6HD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2022/0082/APP Granted
Rockwells House Frys Lane To Mill Lane Batcombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 6HD
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), 4 (Working Method Statement), 5 (Nesting Bird Protection), 6 (Non Native Species Protocol), 8 (External Lighting), 9 (Tree Protection Plan), 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan) on planning consent 2021/0950/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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12 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 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
Osborne tree services Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Castle Cary
Active · incorporated 2022 · Castle Cary
79 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 97% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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1 Wickham Cottages Frys Lane To Mill Lane Batcombe Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 6HB
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08/26/00096 Granted
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