Planning application
Ringmore Vean Ringmore TQ7 4HL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1- Ash - FELL - Dying Semimature tree showing extensive dieback in crown with only approximately 10% foliage remaining on lower boughs. Tree marked with red/white cordon tape.
As published by the council, reference 2599/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2599/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Within Consultation Period
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Charterlands
- Parish
- Ringmore
- Postcode
- TQ7 4HL
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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2566/25/TPO Granted
Ringmore Vean Ringmore TQ7 4HL
TPO 781; T1, T2: Elm - fell, dead. T3: Sycamore - coppice to ground level two stems on Eastern side encroaching into public pathway & T4: Sycamore - remove two primary boughs on Eastern side, one at 1m from base of tree and one at 4m from base of tree & T5: Elaeagnus – Hedging plant entwined in T4, lateral reduction to all over hanging branches on by 3 metres infringing & causing nuisance to public foot path
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3027/24/TPO Granted
Ringmore Vean Ringmore TQ7 4HL
T1 Elm - Fell dead tree
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2026
Received by South Hams
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 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
5 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.
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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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2775/26/TCA Awaiting decision
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