The Old Union Inn Fore Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QH Data via plota.co.uk

1/0090/2026/TCA - Works to Tree in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees within a Conservation Area (removal of tree and root) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Feb 2026
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Approved
9 Mar 2026

Approved on 9 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

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Application forms 1

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Site constraints 7

20 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Union Inn, Grade II, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 20 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 ↗
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. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £245,000 in December 2020. Detached house, freehold.

18 December 2020£245,000
13 October 2006£360,000

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 8QH
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Feb 2026
Ward
Two Rivers And Three Moors
Parish
Dolton
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
9 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
16 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Atkins House South Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QS
Works to trees within a conservation area - felling of 2no. conifer trees
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2023 Approved
Atkins House South Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QS
Works to trees within a conservation area - felling of 2no. conifer trees
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Works to trees within a conservation area - felling of Irish Yew Tree (T1)
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2021 Approved
2 Hilliers Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QR
Felling and removal of two cupressus leylandii and removal of leylandii hedge.
1/0684/2021/TCA
2021 Approved
2 Hilliers Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QR
Felling and removal of two cupressus leylandii and removal of leylandii hedge.
1/0684/2021/TCA
2021 Approved
15 The Paddocks Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QA
Works to trees within a conservation area - Felling of leylandii and maple trees
1/0599/2021/TCA
2021 Approved
15 The Paddocks Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QA
Works to trees within a conservation area - Felling of leylandii and maple trees
1/0599/2021/TCA
2020 Approved
Arscotts Cottage Fore Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QH
Works to trees within a conservation area - Felling of a Cypress tree (T1)
1/0856/2020/TCA
2020 Approved
Arscotts Cottage Fore Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QH
Works to trees within a conservation area - Felling of a Cypress tree (T1)
1/0856/2020/TCA
2020 Approved
Shillings Fore Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QH
Copper Beech - reduce crown by 2/3 metres all over to bring away from utility lines.
1/0403/2020/TCA
2020 Approved
Shillings Fore Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QH
Copper Beech - reduce crown by 2/3 metres all over to bring away from utility lines.
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2020 Approved
The Old Barn Fore Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QD
Single storey extension to replace existing conservatory
1/0309/2020/FUL
2020 Approved
The Old Barn Fore Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QD
Single storey extension to replace existing conservatory
1/0309/2020/FUL
2019 Approved
Hilliers House Fore Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QH
Crown reduction by aproximately 2.5 metres to 5 trees - Plane, Maple and Lime
1/1139/2019/TCA
2019 Approved
Bisley House Fore Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QH
Works to trees within a conservation area - Crown reduction of 3m to Horse Chestnut (T1)…
1/1074/2019/TCA
2019 Approved
Hilliers House Fore Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QH
Lawson Cypress - Crown reduction of 3 Metres. Decay in stem of Beech Tree - Tree requires…
1/1051/2019/TCA
2019 Approved
2 Hilliers Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QR
Conversion of the existing garage, shed and external patio to provide additional internal…
1/0597/2019/FUL
2017 Withdrawn
2 Hilliers Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QR
Certificate of proposed lawful development for: the conversion and alteration of the exis…
1/1164/2017/CPL
2017 Withdrawn
2 Hilliers Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QR
Certificate of proposed lawful development for: the conversion and alteration of the exis…
1/1164/2017/CPL
2017 Approved
Rams Head Inn South Street Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QS
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1/1106/2017/FUL
2017 Approved
Dolton Village Hall South Street Dolton Devon EX19 8QS
Community Car Park (affecting a public right of way)
1/0813/2017/FUL
2017 Approved
Dolton Village Hall South Street Dolton Devon EX19 8QS
Community Car Park (affecting a public right of way)
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2017 Refused
2 Hilliers Dolton Winkleigh Devon EX19 8QR
Conversion and alterations of existing garage and shed and erection of extension to provi…
1/0736/2017/FUL
2017 Refused
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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