Pennine Way Pottery Road Bovey Tracey Devon TQ13 9DS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00805/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

T1 - Sycamore. Crown lift over the car parking area to achieve 5m clearance. Shorten over-extended limb by 3m, from 9m to 6m to a suitable growth point. T2 - Beech. Crown lift over the car parking area to achieve 5m clearance. T3 - Beech. Crown lift over the car parking area to achieve 5m clearance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 May 2026
Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Bovey Tracey built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
TQ13 9DS
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Bovey
Parish
BOVEY TRACEY
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
TPO APPLICATION APPROVED
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Devon Arb

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 8 days slower than Teignbridge's median of 46 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
174decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
E2/08/61
Env. assessment
No
Teignbridge
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#102 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Teignbridge is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #39 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Teignbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Teignbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #262 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #270 of 296
80%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #39 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #37 of 296
60%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
13 decided
716
Total decisions
141 refused in the year to March 2026