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2412/26/TCA - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1: Field Maple - Crown reduction of 2.5m in height and 1.5m laterally all around is requested. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Last checked 28 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 5

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 ↗
National landscape about 75 m away: South Devon
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
18 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 45, Galpin Street, Grade II, about 57 m from the postcode pin · 18 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Modbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 £487,000 in November 2007. Detached house, freehold.

9 November 2007£487,000
6 December 2004£405,000

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

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Important details

Council
South Hams
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PL21 0SN
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Charterlands
Parish
Modbury
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works No Objection Raised
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Coastal Garden Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 7 days faster than South Hams's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. 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
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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South Hams
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#89 of 296 councils
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Other 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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