Planning application
Kitty Bassetts Cottage 26 Fore Street Northam Bideford Devon EX39 1AW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees in a Conservation Area - crown reduction to copper beach (T1) and yew tree (T2)
As published by the council, reference 1/0690/2025/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 1/0690/2025/TCA
- Type
- Works to Tree in Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Received
- 4 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 30 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Northam
- Parish
- Northam
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX39 1AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
4 Sep 2025
Received by Torridge
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30 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Application Approved
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torridge granted permission on 30 September 2025, 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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