Stretton House Rectory Road Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QL Data via plota.co.uk

1/0138/2026/TCA - Works to Tree in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to trees within a Conservation Area - Crown reduction to 1no. fir tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Feb 2026
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Approved
24 Mar 2026

Approved on 24 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Dolton 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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
Nature improvement area: Northern Devon; Inside the Dolton 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. 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £390,000 in September 2015. Detached house, freehold.

10 September 2015£390,000
1 April 2008£499,999
10 October 2003£290,000
19 December 1997£120,000

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

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Important details

Council
Torridge
Application type
Works to Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
EX19 8QL
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Ward
Two Rivers And Three Moors
Parish
Dolton
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
24 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, about the council's usual 35 days. 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

Statutory expiry
31 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Torridge
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#40 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.