Planning application
1 Whimbrels Edge Thurlestone TQ7 3BR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TPO 492; T079 & T080: Ash - fell due to Dieback.
As published by the council, reference 1002/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 1002/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works Allowed
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Salcombe & Thurlestone
- Parish
- Thurlestone
- Postcode
- TQ7 3BR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by South Hams
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works Allowed
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21 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
South Hams granted permission on 21 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.
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