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1/0166/2024/TRE

Riversford Limers Lane Northam Bideford Devon EX39 2RG

Refused Torridge Works to tree covered by TPO

Proposal

Removal of dead branches and ivy from 1no Monterey pine tree works covered by TPO/0030/2015

As published by the council, reference 1/0166/2024/TRE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Feb 2024

    Received by Torridge

  2. 22 Apr 2024

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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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