68 Fore Street Plympton Plymouth PL7 1NB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00547/TCO - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 Magnolia remove 1 x dominant limb protruding over driveway. Shape remaining tree by approximately 1-2m. G1 Palms section fell Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
16 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Plympton St Maurice 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 44 m away: Plympton Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
29 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Garden Wall Immediately West of Number 95, Grade II, about 10 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II*, 26 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 29 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Heritage at risk about 44 m away: Plympton Castle; Tree preservation order about 15 m away: 718; Inside the Plymouth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £299,500 in May 2008. Detached house, freehold.

28 May 2008£299,500
13 June 2003£205,000
20 December 1999£119,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area100 m² (1,076 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Plymouth - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Plymouth
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PL7 1NB
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
PLYMPTON ERLE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pittman Trees Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
187decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Plymouth
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#63 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Plymouth is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #86 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Plymouth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #64 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #114 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #86 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #67 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
48 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
46 decided
680
Total decisions
50 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.