Lakemans Cottage Broad Street Modbury PL21 0PS Data via plota.co.uk

2658/26/TCA - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1: Lilac - This species does not require consent for works to be carried out. T2: Amelanchier - Remove the 2 Southerly stems which are currently pushing over the fence and are overextended across the neighbour's garden. The 2 remaining upright stems will leave the tree in a good state of balance. Tree is approximately 4 m high with a crown spread of 1m North, 4m South and 3.5m West and East. T2 is a multi-stemmed tree which is growing on the property boundary. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
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Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

60 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 3, Broad Street, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 59 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 ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
National landscape about 15 m away: South Devon
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Modbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
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 £440,000 in January 2015. Terraced house, freehold.

30 January 2015£440,000
4 April 2002£220,000

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

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Important details

Council
South Hams
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PL21 0PS
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Charterlands
Parish
Modbury
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works No Objection Raised
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Coastal Garden Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 7 days faster than South Hams's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% 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
24 Sept 2026
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
South Hams
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#89 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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