Planning application
81222
School House Derby Road Barnstaple Devon EX32 7HB
Proposal
Application for consent for works to trees covered by a tree preservation order in respect of removal to ground level 1x Scots Pine (T1) and lateral limb reduction of 3x Scots Pines (T2, T3 & T4)
As published by the council, reference 81222
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by North Devon
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29 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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81664 Granted
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81976 Decided
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Approval of details in respect of discharge of condition 13c (Remediation Verification Report - Block F) attached to planning permission 73654 erection of 65 new homes, comprising 43 new build houses alongside 22 flats converted from the former Derby Laceworks, including demolition of some ancillary outbuildings (additional information)
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81437 Granted
Derby Laceworks Vicarage Street Barnstaple Devon EX32 7FL
Approval of details in respect of discharge of condition 23 (refuse storage) & 25 (noise mitigation - blocks E - L) attached to planning permission 73654 (Erection of 65 new homes, comprising 43 new build houses alongside 22 flats converted from the former Derby Laceworks, including demolition of some ancillary outbuildings (additional information)
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81377 Granted
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Other trees applications
In North Devon
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81840 Granted
Tawstock Court Tawstock Barnstaple Devon EX31 3HY
Application for consent for works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order in respect of removal of first three stems of Cypress hedge (G1) and Beech hedge (G2)
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81839 Granted
Tawstock Court Tawstock Barnstaple Devon EX31 3HY
Application for consent for works to trees covered by a Tree Perseveration Order in respect of felling to ground level 3x Ash (T1, T2 and T3)
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82043 Decided
Millbrook Mill Road Landkey Barnstaple Devon EX32 0LX
Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of crown lift, reduction of crown height and reduction of lateral limbs over river of 1x Ash (T1)
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82032 Decided
Wallingbrook Health Centre Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7DL
Application for consent for works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order in respect of removal to ground level 1x Cherry tree (T001)
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82030 Decided
The Firs Torrs Walk Avenue Ilfracombe Devon EX34 8AU
Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of reduction to height and lateral spread to the South 1x Scots Pine (T1) and crown reduction to previous pruning points group of 4x Sycamores (G1)