St Peters Church Strand Lane Ashford Devon EX31 4BY Data via plota.co.uk

81576 - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of crown lift and crown reduction of 1x Yew (Taxus) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Mar 2026
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Validated
5 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 6

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Post Office, Grade II, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 1 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.
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Historic England ↗
Ashford 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 ↗
Public footpath about 15 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ashford (North Devon) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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. 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
EX31 4BY
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
HEANTON PUNCHARDON
Parish
ASHFORD
Case officer
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Decision
Approved
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
PCC (Pilton with Ashford)

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 11 days faster than North Devon's median of 52 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
98decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 May 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2020 Approved
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Conversion of former Coach House and Double Garage into a Holiday Letting Unit
71972
2020 Approved
Byways Ashford Barnstaple Devon EX31 4BY
Conversion of former Coach House and Double Garage into a Holiday Letting Unit
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
SPRINGSIDE, ASHFIELD LANE, , ASHFORD, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX31 4BY
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North Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#99 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

North Devon ranks #140 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Devon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #42 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #20 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #140 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #192 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
42 decided
939
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings