Planning application
The Vicarage Coombe Cross Bovey Tracey TQ13 9EP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Dead Pine - Remove all limbs heading towards conductors and reduce in height to below BT lines to prevent failure onto lines Monterrey Pine - Remove overhanging dead limb to prevent failure onto lines Oak - Through prune for a 1.5-2m clearance Holm Oak - Through prune for a 1.5-2m clearance Sweet Chestnut - Through prune for a 1.5-2m clearance Apple trees- No work required Climber - Remove climber from stay wire and pole
As published by the council, reference 26/01457/TPOE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01457/TPOE
- Type
- Exempt Works to TPO tree
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 17 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bovey
- Parish
- BOVEY TRACEY
- Postcode
- TQ13 9EP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2026
Received by Teignbridge
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19 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Teignbridge took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Teignbridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Teignbridge decided tree works applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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