The Erme Primary School Ivybridge County School Station Road Ivybridge PL21 0AJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
G1 Mixed Broadleaves – reduce all branches of all species encroaching on school building both on Eastern and Northern aspects (Lateral reduction). Cut back all branches in order to attain clearance of approximately 3 metres Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from South Hams's recent tree and landscaping works.
Documents 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
Checked on 15 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 Tree in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- PL21 0AJ
- Received
- 2 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Ivybridge West
- Parish
- Ivybridge
- Case officer
- Show
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Pittman Trees Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 14 of the 56-day target. South Hams usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 34.
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
- 14 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 4 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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