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3 Grange Drive Teignmouth Devon TQ14 8PB

Refused Teignbridge 20/02360/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Crown reduce one mountain ash by 20%

As published by the council, reference 20/02360/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/02360/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Refused
Decision
TPO APPLICATION REFUSED
Received
16 Dec 2020
Validated
17 Dec 2020
Decided
11 Feb 2021
Ward
Teignmouth Central
Parish
TEIGNMOUTH
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TQ14 8PB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Dec 2020

    Received by Teignbridge

  2. 17 Dec 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Feb 2021

    Decision issued: TPO APPLICATION REFUSED

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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