Planning application
Good Hope Milton Combe PL20 6HP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
AD12: Ash – fell and remove, dead, dieback restore traditional laid hedge using mixed stock from Woodland Trust. AD13: Ash – fell and remove, x2 stemmed dead, dieback, restore traditional laid hedge using mixed stock from Woodland Trust. AD14: Ash – fell and remove, x1 dead (1 of 4), dieback, allow space and light for remaining trees in hedgerow, restore traditional laid hedge using mixed stock from Woodland Trust. AD15: Ash – fell and remove, dieback with 25% crown remaining, leaning approximately 20 degrees above cottage, allow light and space for remaining healthy trees in hedgerow (Oak, Beech, Whitethorn), restore traditional laid hedge using mixed stock from Woodland Trust. ED1: Elm – fell and remove, dead, Dutch Elm disease in dense mixed woodland, to thin woodland, allow light and re-establish existing Hazel coppicing. LC3: Leylandii Cypress – fell and remove, loosing lower branches, to thin woodland and give space for Beech saplings, and re-establish existing Hazel coppicing.
As published by the council, reference 0546/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 0546/26/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Buckland Monachorum
- Parish
- Buckland Monachorum
- Postcode
- PL20 6HP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by South Hams
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6 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works No Objection Raised
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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South Hams granted permission on 2 April 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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