Planning application
Powderham Villa, Top Flat Devon Road Salcombe TQ8 8HQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Beech tree - Crown Thin by 30% - due to the tree has got very big & is overpowering both the applicants gardens & the neighbouring garden to the north
As published by the council, reference 2687/25/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2687/25/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 10 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 22 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Salcombe & Thurlestone
- Parish
- Salcombe
- Postcode
- TQ8 8HQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2025
Received by South Hams
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19 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works No Objection Raised
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Hams granted permission on 22 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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