Planning application
40 Vapron Road Plymouth PL3 5NN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
A - Magnolia - reduce spread only by 2m and crown clean B - Magnolia - crown raise by Im, reduce height and spread by 1-2m. D and M - Holly - crown lift on pavement side to give pedestrian clearance. E - Pittisporum - reduce height by 2-3m. F, G, H and I - Holm Oaks - reduce height by one third and spread over garden by 2m. Reduce spread over road by 2-3m (as amended). J - Holly - reduce to height of Holm Oaks. K - Holly reduce to healthy growth. P - Holly - reduce by 3-4m. Q - Acer - reduce spread by Im and thin by 30%
As published by the council, reference 25/01577/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01577/TPO
- Type
- Works to a tree with a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Conditionally
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- COMPTON
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PL3 5NN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Plymouth register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00327/PRDE Granted
40 Vapron Road Plymouth PL3 5NN
Single storey side extension, removal of rear chimney and alterations to window and door openings.
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23/00216/TPO Granted
40 Vapron Road Plymouth PL3 5NN
Line of 5 holm oaks on southern curtilage, along Thornhill Road. Reduce spread over road by 3-4 metres, increase clearance over footway by 0.8m, reduce spread on garden side of the holm oaks by maximum 2 metres, thin by 10%, removal of crossed branches, reducing height to previous cutpoints from the works done after my last approved tree works application (by 3 metres approx.). In addition there is a dead holly which will be removed (location- within line of holm oaks, towards their western end. There is also a diseased pittosporum at the easter end of the line holm oaks- I'll get the diseased branches removed.
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19/00494/TPO Granted
40 Vapron Road Plymouth PL3 5NN
Holm oaks along Thornhill Road - reduce spread over the road by 2 metres to footpath edge. 20% crown thin on all the trees evenly distributed within the crown (removal of crossed branches). Removal of dead holly on boundary with Thornhill Road (exempt works).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Plymouth
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29 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Grant Conditionally
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Plymouth granted permission on 6 March 2026, 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.
Nearby applications
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40 Vapron Road Plymouth PL3 5NN
Single storey side extension, removal of rear chimney and alterations to window and door openings.
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40 Vapron Road Plymouth PL3 5NN
Line of 5 holm oaks on southern curtilage, along Thornhill Road. Reduce spread over road by 3-4 metres, increase clearance over footway by 0.8m, reduce spread on garden side of the holm oaks by maximum 2 metres, thin by 10%, removal of crossed branches, reducing height to previous cutpoints from the works done after my last approved tree works application (by 3 metres approx.). In addition there is a dead holly which will be removed (location- within line of holm oaks, towards their western end. There is also a diseased pittosporum at the easter end of the line holm oaks- I'll get the diseased branches removed.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
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Holm oaks along Thornhill Road - reduce spread over the road by 2 metres to footpath edge. 20% crown thin on all the trees evenly distributed within the crown (removal of crossed branches). Removal of dead holly on boundary with Thornhill Road (exempt works).
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