Planning application
Manor House Shop Lane Pilton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4BE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G1 - Lime - Re-pollard. Current approx height of 22m. Reduce regrowth back to established pollard points, leaving a retained height approx 4m. G2 - Willow - Re-pollard. Current approx height of 7m. Reduce regrowth back to established pollard points, leaving a retained height of approx 4m.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1434/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1434/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Mendip South Division
- Parish
- Pilton Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA4 4BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 September 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 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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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