Planning application
St Michaels Church Spreyton EX17 5AL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TPO: N22 G1: 23 x Lime trees & G2: 3 x Lime Trees - reduce in height by approximately 4 metres to previous pollard points, remove trunk epicormic growth all round to manage the regrowth and avoid its potential failure.
As published by the council, reference 0092/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 0092/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works Allowed
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Drewsteignton
- Parish
- Spreyton
- Postcode
- EX17 5AL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by West Devon
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20 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works Allowed
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Devon granted permission on 4 March 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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