Planning application
Fir Cottage Sampford Courtenay EX20 2TA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Quercus Robur - section fell to ground level, on clay bank and heavily leaning over property/utility wires.
As published by the council, reference 0661/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 0661/26/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Exbourne
- Parish
- Sampford Courtenay
- Postcode
- EX20 2TA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by South Hams
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9 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
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Hams granted permission on 9 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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