Planning application
TOWNEND HOUSE, Lydford, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 4AR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fell one birch, remove one ash stump, and carry out tree works to two beech, two ash, and a fir hedge of three trees.
As published by the council, reference 25/0074
Application record
- Reference
- 25/0074
- Type
- Works to Trees in conservation area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Tree Grant
- Received
- 17 Sep 2025
- Ward
- West Devon
- Parish
- Lydford
- Postcode
- EX20 4AR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dartmoor National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2025
Received by Dartmoor National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Dartmoor National Park granted permission, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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