Cressy Cottage, Whitsoncross Lane Plymouth PL5 4NR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00977/TCO - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 + T2 - Magnolia - Repollard to previous pollard points to maintain a cyclical prune. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TCO GRANT DECISION NOTICE Decision Outcome · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE TREES Decision Outcome · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application · 11 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Cressy Cottage
List entry 1386496 · 1 m from the pin · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II)
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 ↗
Tamerton Foliot 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 Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 295 m away: Cann Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
National landscape 382 m away: Tamar Valley; SSSI 425 m away: Tamar - Tavy Estuary SSSI; Tree preservation order 17 m away: 1234; Inside the Plymouth built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Plymouth
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PL5 4NR
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
SOUTHWAY
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
The Tree Surgery Company Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
148decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

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Plymouth
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#63 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Plymouth is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #86 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) 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
Plymouth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #64 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #114 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #86 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #67 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
48 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
46 decided
680
Total decisions
50 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings