South Sands Lodge South Sands Salcombe TQ8 8LN Data via plota.co.uk

2376/26/TPO - Works to a TPO Tree Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

TPO 170 - T1: Lawson Cypress - fell due to potential main stem failure as a consequence of identified decay, T2: Lawson Cypress - crown reduce in height by 3m due to potential stem failure as a result of identified decay See photo 5) & T4: Scots Pine - Reducing the limbs by 1m leaving a crown spread of 3m due to potential branch failure onto highway below. Crown raise over the driveway to provide a clearance of 3m. (See photo 5) Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 28 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 9

South Devon 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.
Heritage coast: South Devon
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
SSSI about 308 m away: Bolt Head to Bolt Tail SSSI; Local nature reserve about 406 m away: Salcombe to Kingsbridge; Registered park or garden about 195 m away: Overbecks (Sharpitor); Inside the Salcombe built-up area; Priority habitat about 24 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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.

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Important details

Council
South Hams
Application type
Works to a TPO Tree
Postcode
TQ8 8LN
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Salcombe & Thurlestone
Parish
Salcombe
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works Allowed
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Dart Tree Consultancy

How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
256decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
22 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
TPO170; T1: Sweet Chestnut - reduce east side of crown by up to 2.5m to provide clearance…
1741/25/TPO
2025 Approved
TPO170; T1: Sweet Chestnut - reduce east side of crown by up to 2.5m to provide clearance…
1741/25/TPO
2024 Approved
T1: Sweet Chestnut - reduce main limb on the east side to 1 metre to clear driveway & pro…
0640/24/TPO
2024 Approved
T1: Sweet Chestnut - reduce main limb on the east side to 1 metre to clear driveway & pro…
0640/24/TPO
2022 Approved
T2: Monterey cypress - Fell due to exhibits dieback, stunted, sparse &foliage
3294/22/TPO
2022 Approved
T1: Monterey cypresses - Fell due to being dead and is hazardous (exemption)
3266/22/TEX
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
High Water South Sands Salcombe TQ8 8LN
TPO 170; T1: Ash – extensive base decay, fell.
3351/25/TPO
2025 Approved
High Water South Sands Salcombe TQ8 8LN
TPO 170; T1: Ash – extensive base decay, fell.
3351/25/TPO
2021 Approved
Country Life, South Sands, Salcombe, TQ8 8LN
Householder application for internal and externalalterations/modifications including rene…
4050/21/HHO
2021 Approved
Country Life, South Sands, Salcombe, TQ8 8LN
Householder application for internal and externalalterations/modifications including rene…
4050/21/HHO
2020 Refused
Lazylands, South Sands, Salcombe, TQ8 8LN
G1: Ash x 3 - Fell due to ash dieback.
0559/20/TPO
2020 Refused
Lazylands, South Sands, Salcombe, TQ8 8LN
G1: Ash x 3 - Fell due to ash dieback.
0559/20/TPO
2020 Approved
Southcombe Cottage, Bolthead, Salcombe, TQ8 8LN
Householder application for proposed ground floor extension and minorexternal alterations…
0111/20/HHO
2020 Approved
Southcombe Cottage, Bolthead, Salcombe, TQ8 8LN
Householder application for proposed ground floor extension and minorexternal alterations…
0111/20/HHO
2019 Approved
High Water, Salcombe, TQ8 8LN
Householder application for extension and alterations to existingdwelling
3954/19/HHO
2019 Decided
Lazylands, South Sands, Salcombe, TQ8 8LN
T1: Chestnut - Crown height reduction by 3-4m to reduce canopy weight due to heavy lean t…
3489/19/TPO
2018 Refused
High Water, Road Past Southern Mill Farm, Salcombe, TQ8 8LN
Provision of single residential dwelling on site of garage/summer house within the domest…
3417/18/FUL
2018 Refused
High Water, Road Past Southern Mill Farm, Salcombe, TQ8 8LN
Provision of single residential dwelling on site of garage/summer house within the domest…
3417/18/FUL
2018 Approved
Lazylands, Road Past Southern Mill Farm, Salcombe, TQ8 8LN
T1: Conifer - fell, obstructing view.
3130/18/TPO
2018 Approved
Lazylands, Road Past Southern Mill Farm, Salcombe, TQ8 8LN
T1: Conifer - fell, obstructing view.
3130/18/TPO
2016 Refused
High Waters South Sands Salcombe TQ8 8LN
Erection of a dwelling in the garden of High Water
1277/16/FUL
South Hams
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#89 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Hams is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #97 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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South Hams decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #116 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #165 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #97 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #69 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
130 decided (1-9 homes)
70%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,018
Total decisions
101 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings