Planning application
Car Park East Portlemouth TQ8 8PU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 2610/25/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2610/25/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works Allowed
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 5 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Stokenham
- Parish
- East Portlemouth
- Postcode
- TQ8 8PU
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Hams register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2519/26/TPO Decided
Car Park East Portlemouth TQ8 8PU
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2025
Received by South Hams
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5 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Oct 2025
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
43 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Hams granted permission on 8 October 2025, 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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