Sunny Mount Ham Lane Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5JW Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1551/TCA - Works/Felling Trees in a CA Approved

Proposal

T1- Sycamor, Crown Lift , T2- Sycamor, Crown Lift. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Studfold Cottage
List entry 1058437 · 18 m away · 15 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 12 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 15 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 6
An estimated 30% or more 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
Inside the Shepton Mallet built-up area; Flood defence 45 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 5JW
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Shepton Mallet Division
Parish
Shepton Mallet Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
TCA Approval (No Objection)
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
J Murtagh Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 4 days faster than Mendip's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
238decided 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 18 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15152586
Planning Portal ref
PP-15152586
Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No