18 Widewell Road Plymouth PL6 7DN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00722/TPO - Works to a tree with a TPO Approved

Proposal

Northern boundary - reduce all trees to 3m in height. Eastern boundary- remove all branches up to 4m from ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 May 2026
✓
Validated
22 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Local nature reserve about 268 m away: Southway Valley
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Plymouth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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 1

Last sold for £430,000 in November 2011. Detached house, freehold.

25 November 2011£430,000

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

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Important details

Council
Plymouth
Application type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Postcode
PL6 7DN
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
SOUTHWAY
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 13 days slower than Plymouth's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
176decided 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

Env. assessment
No
Plymouth
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#63 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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.