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Studfold Cottage Ham Lane Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5JW

2026/0319/TCAWorks/Felling Trees in a CAAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Cherry (T1) - Reduce end weight in upper crown & over neighbouring property by approx 30%. Laylandii (T2) - Fell. Laylandii (T3) - Reduce to approx 2 metres high.

Received
17 February 2026
Decision due
31 March 2026
Council
Mendip
Ward
Shepton Mallet Division
Agent
J Murtagh Tree Services
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Studfold Cottage Ham Lane Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5JW. Mendip has handled 777 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Shepton Mallet conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Shepton Mallet Division. We hold 469 applications in total for the BA4 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Mendip were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BA4 5JW
Application type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Shepton Mallet Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 February 2026
Consultation expiry
20 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
J Murtagh Tree Services
Agent address
J Murtagh Tree Services 1 Avenue Villas Fosse Road Stratton-on-the-Fosse Radstock BA3 4RG

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice end
20 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14706842
Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Shepton Mallet
  • Listed building: Grade II: Studfold CottageOn this site · +1 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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