The Old Rectory Langtree Torrington Devon EX38 8NF Data via plota.co.uk

1/0395/2026/TRE - Works to tree covered by TPO Approved

Proposal

Crown reduction of maple trees and drilling of tree to allow cable to pass through, tree covered by Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Validated
4 Jun 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Rectory, Grade II, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 4 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Scheduled monument about 78 m away: Churchyard cross pedestal at Langtree, 11m south east of the church
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Northern Devon.
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.

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Important details

Council
Torridge
Application type
Works to tree covered by TPO
Postcode
EX38 8NF
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Shebbear And Langtree
Parish
Langtree
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 8 days slower than Torridge's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
39decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14980547
Planning Portal ref
PP-14980547
Statutory expiry
30 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Torridge
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#40 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Torridge is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #55 out of 296. 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
Torridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #184 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #25 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #55 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #133 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
155 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
11 decided
554
Total decisions
71 refused in the year to March 2026