On land between Reservoir House and Higher Contour Road Kingswear TQ6 0DF Data via plota.co.uk

2276/26/TPO - Works to a TPO Tree Refused
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

716: Sycamore - Remove tree to favour adjacent sycamores. Management works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
22 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Sept 2026 · Last checked 28 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

South 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.
Public footpath about 13 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.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Kingswear built-up area; Heritage coast about 114 m away: South Devon; Priority habitat about 40 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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

Council
South Hams
Application type
Works to a TPO Tree
Postcode
TQ6 0DF
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Dartmouth & East Dart
Parish
Kingswear
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Dart Tree Consultancy

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 6 days slower than South Hams's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 6% 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
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Reservoir House Upper Wood Lane Kingswear TQ6 0DF
TPO 950; T1 & T2: Ash – remove, Ash Die Back.
3147/25/TPO
2025 Approved
Reservoir House Upper Wood Lane Kingswear TQ6 0DF
TPO 950; T1 & T2: Ash – remove, Ash Die Back.
3147/25/TPO
2025 Decided
Reservoir House Upper Wood Lane Kingswear TQ6 0DF
T714: Holm Oak - reduce limb to north to 6m from ground level, see tree report, decay at…
2900/25/TPO
2025 Decided
Reservoir House Upper Wood Lane Kingswear TQ6 0DF
T714: Holm Oak - reduce limb to north to 6m from ground level, see tree report, decay at…
2900/25/TPO
2025 Withdrawn
Beechwood Higher Contour Road Kingswear TQ6 0DE
Householder application for attic level extension
2182/25/HHO
2025 Withdrawn
Beechwood Higher Contour Road Kingswear TQ6 0DE
Householder application for attic level extension
2182/25/HHO
2024 Approved
Kingswear Wood Higher Contour Road Kingswear TQ6 0DE
T2: Beech - Crown reduce northern spread by 2.5m from 9m to 6.5m T3: Beech - Crown reduce…
2848/24/TPO
2024 Approved
Kingswear Wood Higher Contour Road Kingswear TQ6 0DE
T2: Beech - Crown reduce northern spread by 2.5m from 9m to 6.5m T3: Beech - Crown reduce…
2848/24/TPO
2023 Approved
1 Woods Cottage, Upper Wood Lane, Kingswear, TQ6 0DQ
Householder application for first floor side extension, single storey rear extension, gar…
3757/23/HHO
2023 Approved
1 Woods Cottage, Upper Wood Lane, Kingswear, TQ6 0DQ
Householder application for first floor side extension, single storey rear extension, gar…
3757/23/HHO
2023 Approved
The Gables, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
T1: Chestnut - dismantle and remove due to basal decay, risk of tree failure, close proxi…
2325/23/TPO
2023 Approved
The Gables, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0DE
T1: Chestnut - dismantle and remove due to basal decay, risk of tree failure, close proxi…
2325/23/TPO
2023 Approved
Apartment 2, Oceana, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, TQ6 0DE
Amendments to patio and deck
1405/23/FUL
2023 Approved
Apartment 2, Oceana, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, TQ6 0DE
Amendments to patio and deck
1405/23/FUL
2022 Approved
The Lane House, Upper Wood Lane, Kingswear, TQ6 0DF
Application for alterations to existing dwelling and creation of ancillary space for shor…
1374/22/FUL
2022 Approved
The Bridge, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, TQ6 0DE
Householder application for side extension and alteration to dwelling (resubmission of 41…
0946/22/HHO
2022 Approved
Oceana, Apartment 2, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, TQ6 0DE
Proposed infilling below existing balcony to provide extension to lounge
0362/22/FUL
2022 Approved
Long Reach, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear, TQ6 0DE
Householder application for construction of side extension to formadditional bedroom at f…
0147/22/HHO
2021 Withdrawn
The Lane House, Upper Wood Lane, Kingswear, TQ6 0DF
Extensions and alterations to dwelling, replacement roof, and creationof annex for short…
4564/21/FUL
2021 Withdrawn
The Lane House, Upper Wood Lane, Kingswear, TQ6 0DF
Extensions and alterations to dwelling, replacement roof, and creationof annex for short…
4564/21/FUL
2016 Approved
Tree Tops Higher Contour Road Kingswear TQ6 0DE
Householder application to extend the existing external raised landingto rear involving i…
2712/16/HHO
2016 Approved
Putts Reservoir Upper Wood Lane Kingswear Devon TQ6 0DH
Application for redevelopment of brownfield site (redundant reservoir)to provide one dwel…
0253/16/FUL
2016 Approved
The Maples Mount Ridley Road Kingswear Devon TQ6 0DR
removal of split and snapped limbs within crown of Sweet Chestnut to suitable final cut p…
1111/16/tpo
2016 Approved
Primrose Hill Upper Wood Lane Kingswear Devon TQ6 0DF
T1 Turkey Oak - Fell
1068/16/tpo
2016 Approved
Starlight Upper Wood Lane Kingswear Devon TQ6 0DF
Householder application for proposed alterations and extensions
0197/16/HHO
South Hams
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#89 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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