Bronescombe Smith Hill Bishopsteignton Devon TQ14 9QT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01085/CAN - Conservation Area Notifications Pending Consideration

Proposal

G1 - Pittosporum, Purple Plum and Leylandii Conifer. Reduce pittosporum by 40-50%, reduce and shape plum tree by 1-1.5m, and remove all overhang from neighbouring Leylandii back to match lower hedge line. G2 - Cherry, Maple, Walnut & Whitebeam. Remove Cherry to ground level. Reduce Maple by approx 2m. Reduce Walnut by 1.5-2m. Reduce Whitebeam by approx 1m. T1 - Hornbeam - reduce by 2-2.5m T2 - Olive - Fell to ground. T3 - Ash in neighbouring property, framework pollard to reduce ultimate height by approx 50%. T4 - Cedar in neighbouring property, fell to ground. T5 - Field Maple, reduce as much as possible whilst retaining a leaf bearing structure. Ultimate reduction percentage hard to judge until cutting has been started. Aiming for an approx 2m reduction all round. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Important details

Application type
Conservation Area Notifications
Postcode
TQ14 9QT
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Bishopsteignton
Parish
BISHOPSTEIGNTON
Case officer
Track to view
Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Agent
Shim's Tree and Garden Maintenance

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
Bishopsteignton
Env. assessment
No
Teignbridge
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Teignbridge is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #54 out of 292. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) 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
Teignbridge decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #244 of 292
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #240 of 292
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #54 of 292
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #48 of 292
59%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
56%
Change of use approved
9 decided
729
Total decisions
130 refused in 2025