Planning application
20 Brownston Street Modbury PL21 0RG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Liquid Amber - Reduce the tree in height by approximately 3.5 m and reduce the East, West and Southern sides of the crown by 1.5m laterally, to keep in proportion with the Northerly aspect of the crown. Reason for tree works: Trees have outgrown its site
As published by the council, reference 1978/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 1978/26/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Charterlands
- Parish
- Modbury
- Postcode
- PL21 0RG
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Hams register
This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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0588/26/LBC Granted
20 Brownston Street Modbury PL21 0RG
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of four existing single glazed sash windows with new vacuum double glazed sash windows.
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0896/23/LBC Withdrawn
20, Brownston Street, Modbury, PL21 0RG
Listed building consent for replacement of four existing windows withnew double glazed sash windows, matching the existing design
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0895/23/HHO Withdrawn
20, Brownston Street, Modbury, PL21 0RG
Householder application for replacement of four existing windows with new double glazed sash windows, matching the existing design
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by South Hams
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27 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works No Objection Raised
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 18 August 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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