2 Marythorne Road Bere Alston PL20 7BZ Data via plota.co.uk

2251/26/TPO - Works to a TPO Tree Approved

Proposal

T3: Cherry tree - Tree is diseased and in danger of falling down especially during high winds, could possibly fall onto the footpath. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Validated
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Tamar Valley National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 53 m away: Bere Alston; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Bere Alston built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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.

Building

Floor area76 m² (818 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 3 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
West Devon
Application type
Works to a TPO Tree
Postcode
PL20 7BZ
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Bere Ferrers
Parish
Bere Ferrers
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works Allowed
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
78decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Aug 2026
Comments by
22 Sept 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.