Snipes Corner Bydown Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0QB Data via plota.co.uk

82230 - Trees with Tree Preservation Order Pending
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Application for consent for works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order in respect of the felling of 2 x Monterey Cypress trees leaving a monolith of approximately 10ft Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
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Validated
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Oct 2026 and 9 Nov 2026, from North Devon's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026

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Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Image Location Plan · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form No Personal Data Document · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Photographs Document · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs Document · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Public footpath about 25 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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bydown House, Grade II*, about 41 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 30 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £495,000 in September 2015. Detached house, freehold.

3 September 2015£495,000
16 July 2002£239,300

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
North Devon
Application type
Trees with Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
EX32 0QB
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
LANDKEY
Parish
SWIMBRIDGE
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Show

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. North Devon usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 52.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
98decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Withdrawn
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2023 Approved
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Erection of a single-storey side extension
73348
2021 Approved
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Erection of a single-storey side extension
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Erection of agricultural machinery store
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2021 Approved
Bydown Dennington Park Swimbridge Barnstaple Devon EX32 0QB
Erection of agricultural machinery store
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2020 Approved
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2018 Approved
BYDOWN HOUSE, SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0QB
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2017 Approved
WITHAM, , , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0QB
APPLICATION FOR CONSENT FOR WORKS TO TREES COVERED BY A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER IN RESPEC…
63689
2017 Approved
WITHAM, , , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0QB
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63689
2017 Approved
WEST HAVEN, , , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0QB
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64026
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WEST HAVEN, , , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0QB
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62380
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GOOSE GREEN, , , SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, DEVON, EX32 0QB
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62360
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North Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#99 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Devon ranks #140 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Devon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #42 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #20 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #140 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #192 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
42 decided
939
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.