Planning application
The Rectory Whitstone Hill Pilton Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 4DX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1- Lawson Hedge - Reduce, T2- Apple-Fell, T3-Buddleia- Reduction, T4-Ornamental Ribes- Reduce, T5- Yew- Trim, T6- Contorted Willow- Reduce, T7- Young Plum- Fell, T9- 2 Stem Ash- Fell, T10- Large Ash- Shorten, T11- Mixed Species Hedge- Reduce, T12- Beech- Crown Raise.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1605/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1605/TCA
- Type
- Works/Felling Trees in a CA
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Mendip South Division
- Parish
- Pilton Parish Council
- Postcode
- BA4 4DX
Comment by 16 September 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
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20 Aug 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 October 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Bridgwater
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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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43/26/00008 Granted
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