Little Egret Thurlestone TQ7 3NX Data via plota.co.uk

2076/26/TPO - Works to a TPO Tree Under Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T078, T079, T080 - Ash/Fraxinus Excelsior - Proposed works are for removal of dead branches only (deadwooding) to all three trees; no felling is proposed at this stage. Reasons for the work: the trees show significant dead branching. It is proposed that the dead wood is removed and the trees are monitored for a period of 1-2 years to assess whether they recover. Felling will only be reconsidered if the trees fail to recover in that time. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 39.

Documents

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Site constraints 5

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.
Heritage coast: South Devon
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Thurlestone 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
TQ7 3NX
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Salcombe & Thurlestone
Parish
Thurlestone
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lignum Tree Care

Decision outlook

Day 39, past South Hams's usual 35 days for tree and landscaping works. 98% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 5 Nov 2026.

Day 3917 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings