Planning application
7 Whimbrels Edge Thurlestone TQ7 3BR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1&T2: Elm – dead, fell.
As published by the council, reference 0587/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 0587/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Within Consultation Period
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Salcombe & Thurlestone
- Parish
- Thurlestone
- Postcode
- TQ7 3BR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by West Devon
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10 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Devon took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Devon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Devon decided tree works applications in a median of 40 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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Units 1 & 2, Whimbrels Edge, Thurlestone, TQ7 3LE
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