Planning application
10 Orchard Drive, Salcombe, TQ8 8FL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TPO 908; T1: Ash; prune by 3m all over, Ash Dieback, covered in Ivy, becoming less stable, danger to family/property.
As published by the council, reference 3788/25/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 3788/25/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lesser Tree Works Allowed
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Salcombe & Thurlestone
- Parish
- Salcombe
- Postcode
- TQ8 8FL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by South Hams
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23 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Lesser Tree Works Allowed
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Hams granted permission on 26 February 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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