Durford House 7 Leg Square Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5LL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1404/TCA - Works/Felling Trees in a CA Approved

Proposal

T1-2 - Dogwood - Reduce from house by 1m. T3 - Fell dying Hawthorn Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Coach House and Adjacent Gate Piers, 10 Metres East of Barren Down House
List entry 1058374 · 21 m away · 23 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 21 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 23 with distances
Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue Catchment
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Shepton Mallet conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 394 m away: Viaduct Quarry SSSI; Scheduled monument 239 m away: Market cross in the market place; Inside the Shepton Mallet built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Mendip
Application type
Works/Felling Trees in a CA
Postcode
BA4 5LL
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Shepton Mallet Division
Parish
Shepton Mallet Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
TCA Approval (No Objection)
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Pearns Tree Services LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
242decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Mendip in the last twelve months, from validation. Mendip decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15081888
Planning Portal ref
PP-15081888
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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