Planning application
28 Church Street Modbury PL21 0QR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Apple - Crown raise entire canopy to achieve a clearance of 2m from ground level and crown clean by removing crossing and rubbing branches up to a diameter of 25mm. T2 - Apple - Crown raise entire canopy to achieve a clearance of 2m from ground level and crown clean by removing crossing and rubbing branches up to a diameter of 25mm. T3 - Glastonbury thorn - crown raise entire canopy to achieve a clearance of 2m from ground level and reduce entire canopy by 1m leaving the tree standing at 4m. T4 - Maple - Fell to ground level to allow lower vegetation and neighbouring trees to thrive.
As published by the council, reference 0938/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 0938/26/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Charterlands
- Parish
- Modbury
- Postcode
- PL21 0QR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by South Hams
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15 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 May 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Hams granted permission on 11 May 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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30 Church Street Modbury PL21 0QR
T1: Apple - Reduce entire canopy by 2 m leaving the tree standing at 3m aiming to start a cyclical prune, T2: Olive - Reduce by 1.5m leaving the tree standing at 5m aiming to rebalance the tree & T3: Holly - Fell to near ground level to enable the plants beneath to thrive
Granted Trees 4 docs -
28 Church Street Modbury PL21 0QR
T1 - Apple - Crown raise entire canopy to achieve a clearance of 2m from ground level and crown clean by removing crossing and rubbing branches up to a diameter of 25mm. T2 - Apple - Crown raise entire canopy to achieve a clearance of 2m from ground level and crown clean by removing crossing and rubbing branches up to a diameter of 25mm. T3 - Glastonbury thorn - crown raise entire canopy to achieve a clearance of 2m from ground level and reduce entire canopy by 1m leaving the tree standing at 4m. T4 - Maple - Fell to ground level to allow lower vegetation and neighbouring trees to thrive.
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