Planning application
29 New Road Okehampton EX20 1JE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1: x5 Sycamore - remove all branches on western side back to main trunk, fell one stem that leans out the most, trees hang low over shared car parking area and are entangled in multiple BT wires, stem to be removed identified in photographs.
As published by the council, reference 3297/25/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 3297/25/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 5 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Okehampton South
- Parish
- Okehampton
- Postcode
- EX20 1JE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by South Hams
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5 Dec 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
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Hams granted permission on 5 December 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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