St Georges Church Georgeham Devon EX33 1JJ Data via plota.co.uk

81154 - Trees with Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Application for consent for works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order in respect of 1x Ginkgo (T1) pruning around utility cable which runs through the crown, 1x Tilia (T2) crown lifting southwest quadrant, 1x Tilia (T3) pollard down to main stem with possible removal down to ground level and 1x Quercus Ilex (T7) reduce branches on lower southwest quadrant Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
30 Jan 2026

Approved on 30 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

North 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.
Georgeham 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 ↗
Heritage coast: North Devon
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
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
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Georgeham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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.

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Important details

Application type
Trees with Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
EX33 1JJ
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Ward
BRAUNTON WEST AND GEORGEHAM
Parish
GEORGEHAM
Case officer
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Decision
Approved
Decision date
30 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
98decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Feb 2026
North Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#99 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Devon ranks #140 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 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
North Devon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #42 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #20 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #140 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #192 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
42 decided
939
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026