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1/0735/2026/TCA - Works to Tree in Conservation Area Application is being considered
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees within a conservation area - crown reduction of 1no. Cherry tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
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Validated
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Oct 2026 and 3 Nov 2026, from Torridge's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 2

IMG Drawing Drawing · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG Photo Photo · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 13

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Ancient woodland 4 m away: Bucks Cross Wood
Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Bucks Mills 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 ↗
Public footpath 9 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Heritage coast: Hartland (Devon)
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Special area of conservation 141 m away: Tintagel-Marsland-Clovelly Coast
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.
Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 141 m away: Hobby to Peppercombe SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Laburnum Cottage, Grade II, 49 m away · 3 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
Scheduled monument 175 m away: Earthwork E of Buck's Mills; Radon affected area, class 4; Priority habitat 11 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Torridge
Application type
Works to Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
EX39 5DY
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Hartland
Parish
Parkham
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Gavin Hendry Tree Surgery & Grounds Maintenance

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Torridge usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 35.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15244935
Planning Portal ref
PP-15244935
Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved
4 Bucks Mills Bideford Devon EX39 5DY
Replacement roof and installation of rooflights
1/0264/2020/LBC
2020 Approved
4 Bucks Mills Bideford Devon EX39 5DY
Replacement roof and installation of rooflights
1/0263/2020/FUL
2020 Approved
4 Bucks Mills Bideford Devon EX39 5DY
Replacement roof and installation of rooflights
1/0264/2020/LBC
2020 Approved
4 Bucks Mills Bideford Devon EX39 5DY
Replacement roof and installation of rooflights
1/0263/2020/FUL
2018 Approved
Woodlands 2 Bucks Mills Bideford Devon EX39 5DY
Replacement roof (Affecting a public right of way)
1/0931/2018/FUL
2018 Approved
Woodlands 2 Bucks Mills Bideford Devon EX39 5DY
Replacement roof (Affecting a public right of way)
1/0931/2018/FUL
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
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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