Church of St John The Baptist Bishops Tawton Barnstaple Devon EX32 0AB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of crown reduction 1x Cooper Beech (T1), 1x Common Beech (T2), row of 5x Limes (G1), 1x Ash (T3) and 2x Maple (T7, T8), crown thin and shorten long overextended branches 1x Chestnut (T4), felling of 1x Maple (T5) and crown thin 1x Chestnut (T6) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Site constraints 5
Show all 9 with distances
- 1 mFarm Store Approximately 2 Metres North West of Court FarmhouseGrade II
- 20 mCourt FarmhouseGrade II
- 22 mCross Base in Churchyard Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel to Parish Church of St John BaptistGrade II
- 22 mVillage Hall, at Churchyard Boundary Approximately 30 Metres South East of Parish ChurchGrade II
- 36 mBishops Tawton War MemorialGrade II
- 39 mChurch of St John the BaptistGrade I
- 85 mNumbers 1-4 Rose CottagesGrade II
- 95 mUnnamed
- 96 mThe Old Vicarage and Numbers 1 and 2Grade II
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.
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Important details
- Council
- North Devon
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- EX32 0AB
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- LANDKEY
- Parish
- BISHOPS TAWTON
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 8 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- James Brown
How this decision compares
Decided in 38 days from validation, 11 days faster than North Devon's median of 49 for listed building works. Approved, as 100% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by North Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. North Devon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 12 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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