Planning application
Bronescombe Smith Hill Bishopsteignton Devon TQ14 9QT
Works: Trees
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Proposal
G1 - Pittosporum, Purple Plum and Leylandii Conifer. Reduce pittosporum by 40-50%, reduce and shape plum tree by 1-1.5m, and remove all overhang from neighbouring Leylandii back to match lower hedge line. G2 - Cherry, Maple, Walnut & Whitebeam. Remove Cherry to ground level. Reduce Maple by approx 2m. Reduce Walnut by 1.5-2m. Reduce Whitebeam by approx 1m. T1 - Hornbeam - reduce by 2-2.5m T2 - Olive - Fell to ground. T3 - Ash in neighbouring property, framework pollard to reduce ultimate height by approx 50%. T4 - Cedar in neighbouring property, fell to ground. T5 - Field Maple, reduce as much as possible whilst retaining a leaf bearing structure. Ultimate reduction percentage hard to judge until cutting has been started. Aiming for an approx 2m reduction all round.
As published by the council, reference 26/01085/CAN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01085/CAN
- Type
- Conservation Area Notifications
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 4 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bishopsteignton
- Parish
- BISHOPSTEIGNTON
- Postcode
- TQ14 9QT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jul 2026
Received by Teignbridge
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7 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Who's behind it
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Shim's Tree and Garden Maintenance Agent, a tree-works contractor
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