Planning application
All Saints Church The Square Merton Devon
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Crown lift to 3m from ground level and lateral reduction up to 2.5m of 1no. beech tree (T1) covered by TPO/0001/2009
As published by the council, reference 1/0326/2026/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- 1/0326/2026/TRE
- Type
- Works to tree covered by TPO
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Shebbear And Langtree
- Parish
- Merton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Torridge
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12 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Approved
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torridge granted permission on 12 June 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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