Thiptara Redoubt Hill Kingswear TQ6 0DA Data via plota.co.uk

1477/26/TPO - Works to a TPO Tree Refused

Proposal

TPO 424; T001: Monterey Pine - sectionally dismantle, fell, and remove the tree to ground level, poor health. T2: Monterey Pine - removing x1 lowest primary branch over swimming pool, to provide suitable clearance above the pool. T3: Holm Oak - reduce x1 primary branch extending toward building by approx 2.5m to reduce encroachment and end-weight, crown lift stem closest to property by removing secondary branch to provide vertical clearance of approx 6m above ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 May 2026
Refused
20 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Jul 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Kingswear built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 0DA
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
Dartmouth & East Dart
Parish
Kingswear
Case officer
Show
Decision
Part Approved / Part Refused
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Devon Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 17 days slower than South Hams's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 11% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
112decided 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
29 May 2026
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