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40 Vapron Road Plymouth PL3 5NN

Granted Plymouth 25/01577/TPO Works to a tree with a TPO

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
Granted As published: 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.

  • 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.

    Decided 30 Apr 2026 Outline
  • 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.

    Decided 28 Mar 2023 Trees
  • 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).

    Decided 10 May 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Received by Plymouth

  2. 29 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Conditionally

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

  • TPO GRANT DECISION NOTICE Decision Outcome · 09 Mar 2026
  • SITE NOTICE TREES Decision Outcome · 30 Jan 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application · 29 Jan 2026
  • TREE LOCATION Drawings and Images · 29 Jan 2026
  • PRESERVATION ORDER Drawings and Images · 02 Dec 2025
  • TPO LOCATION Drawings and Images · 02 Dec 2025

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What 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.

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  • 40 Vapron Road Plymouth PL3 5NN

    26/00327/PRDE Submitted 5 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Single storey side extension, removal of rear chimney and alterations to window and door openings.

    Granted Outline Extension Windows or glazing 8 docs
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  • 40 Vapron Road Plymouth PL3 5NN

    23/00216/TPO Submitted 13 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    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

  • 40 Vapron Road Plymouth PL3 5NN

    19/00494/TPO Submitted 28 Mar 2019 50 yards away

    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).

    Granted Trees 4 docs

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