Planning application
Car Park East Portlemouth TQ8 8PU
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
TPO 598 - T1: Medium Ash: Growing on bank above carpark, fell due to advanced die back, T2: Medium Ash. Growing on bank above public bridleway, fell due to advanced die back, T3: Medium Ash. On bank behind public toilets, fell due to advanced dieback & T4 – Medium Ash. On bank behind public toilets, fell due to advanced dieback
As published by the council, reference 2519/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2519/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Within Consultation Period
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Stokenham
- Parish
- East Portlemouth
- Postcode
- TQ8 8PU
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Hams register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2610/25/TPO Granted
Car Park East Portlemouth TQ8 8PU
T1: Ash - Growing on bank above public bridleway, Fell due to advanced die back. T2 & T3: 2 x Ash - Growing on bank above public bridleway, Fell due to advanced die back. T4: Ash - Growing on bank above public bridleway, Fell due to advanced die back. T5: Ash - Growing on bank above public bridleway, no new growth, Fell due to advanced dieback. T6: Mature Ash - Growing on bank above public bridleway, at quarry entrance, Fell due to advanced die back. T7: Ash - On bank behind public toilets, Fell due to advanced dieback. T8: Multi-stemmed Ash - On bank behind public toilets, Fell due to advanced dieback. T9: Ash - On bank behind public toilets, Fell due to advanced dieback.
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3614/24/TPO Granted
Car Park East Portlemouth TQ8 8PU
1: Mature Ash - Fell due to advances die back, allow for natural regeneration by seed bank provided by surrounding trees T2: Mature Ash - Fell due to advances die back, allow for natural regeneration by seed bank provided by surrounding trees T3: Young Ash - Fell due to advanced die back, allow for natural regeneration by seed bank provided by surrounding trees T4: Young Ash - Fell due to advanced die back, allow for natural regeneration by seed bank provided by surrounding trees T5: Young Ash - Fell due to advanced die back, allow for natural regeneration by seed bank provided by surrounding trees T6: Young Ash - Fell due to advanced die back, allow for natural regeneration by seed bank provided by surrounding trees
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2026
Received by South Hams
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Hams took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Hams for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Hams decided tree works applications in a median of 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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