Planning application
10 Sarah Close Bere Alston PL20 7HD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Ash tree - Crown height reduction by approximately 5m, due to fear of damage to property.
As published by the council, reference 1277/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 1277/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lesser Tree Works Allowed
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bere Ferrers
- Parish
- Bere Ferrers
- Postcode
- PL20 7HD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by South Hams
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12 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Lesser Tree Works Allowed
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21 Jul 2026
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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 30 June 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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10 Sarah Close Bere Alston PL20 7HD
T1: Ash tree - Crown height reduction by approximately 5m, due to fear of damage to property.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
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T1. Lateral reduction to branches extending over the garden area of 26 Cornwall St by a maximum of 2m. T2. Reduce in height to lowest reduction height at circa 8m T3: Crown lift to 4m above ground level.
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T1: Cucumber Magnolia – lateral crown reduction by 2 metres on all sides & crown height reduction by 2 metres.
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26 Cornwall Street Bere Alston PL20 7BG
T1. Lateral reduction to branches extending over the garden area of 26 Cornwall St by a maximum of 2m. T2. Reduce in height to lowest reduction height at circa 8m T3: Crown lift to 4m above ground level.
Granted Trees 9 docs -
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