Land Adj The Vicarage Coombe Cross Bovey Tracey TQ13 9EP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01451/EXMPTC - Exempt Works - Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Elm/Bramble - Clear around pole for a 1m clearance Ivy - Sever at base and strip pole Monterrey Pine - remove large overhanging dead branch Dead Pine - Remove all limbs heading towards conductors and reduce in height below BT lines to prevent failure onto lines Multiple dead Elm - Coppice to as close to ground level as possible to prevent failure onto lines Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Public footpath 26 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.
13 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church Hall and Garden Railings About 17 Metres South of Church of St Thomas, Grade II, 52 m away · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 10 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 ↗
Conservation area 23 m away: Bovey Tracey Town Centre and Mary Street
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Bovey Tracey built-up area; 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. 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
Exempt Works - Conservation Area
Postcode
TQ13 9EP
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Bovey
Parish
BOVEY TRACEY
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
CA exempt works
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 1 days from validation, 45 days faster than Teignbridge's median of 46 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
259decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
Bovey Tracey (Area 1 And 2)
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Teignbridge
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#102 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Teignbridge is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #39 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Teignbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Teignbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #262 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #270 of 296
80%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #39 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #37 of 296
60%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
13 decided
716
Total decisions
141 refused in the year to March 2026