Planning application
Homeliving Farm, Little Orchard Germansweek EX21 5BP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1: Sycamore - section fell to ground level, very large and shading small garden/ overhanging oil storage bowser.
As published by the council, reference 3562/25/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 3562/25/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bridestowe
- Parish
- Germansweek
- Postcode
- EX21 5BP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by South Hams
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13 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works No Objection Raised
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Hams granted permission on 13 January 2026, 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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