Planning application
Pilton Abbey Bull Hill Barnstaple Devon EX31 1QR
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of T1 - Sweet Chestnut - tree to be crown lifted and reduced back away from the property boundary of 32 Pilton Street where it is overhanging. T2 - Lime - pruning the branches away from shed, also tree is overhanging boundary wall of no. 32
As published by the council, reference 80992
Application record
- Reference
- 80992
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 28 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- BARNSTAPLE WITH PILTON
- Parish
- BARNSTAPLE
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EX31 1QR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Oct 2025
Received by North Devon
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30 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Devon granted permission on 9 December 2025, 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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