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1655/18/TCA

Spirebrook, Chapel Street, Ermington, PL21 9NE

Granted West Devon Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

Proposal

T1: Apple tree – complete crown reduction by up to 2 metres, misshapenas result of removed adjacent sycamore, aim to rebalance tree byreducing breadth to overall diameter of 5 metres, crown thin by up to15% to thin and remove interlocking branches; T2: Willow – deadwoodremoval (exempt), remove branch approx. 6 metres from ground on Southside, growing into adjacent oak tree; T3: Laurel – Fell, is the mostnortherly of three, to take place after nesting season; T4: Ash –crown lift to approx. 5 metres from ground level on SE side byremoving x3 lower branches; T5: Sycamore – Fell, self-seeded, fourtrunks/branches growing to approx. 10metres high, touching phone line,

As published by the council, reference 1655/18/TCA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2018

    Received by West Devon

  2. 16 May 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Jun 2018

    Decision issued: Tree Works Allowed

  4. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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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    T1: Apple tree – complete crown reduction by up to 2 metres, misshapenas result of removed adjacent sycamore, aim to rebalance tree byreducing breadth to overall diameter of 5 metres, crown thin by up to15% to thin and remove interlocking branches; T2: Willow – deadwoodremoval (exempt), remove branch approx. 6 metres from ground on Southside, growing into adjacent oak tree; T3: Laurel – Fell, is the mostnortherly of three, to take place after nesting season; T4: Ash –crown lift to approx. 5 metres from ground level on SE side byremoving x3 lower branches; T5: Sycamore – Fell, self-seeded, fourtrunks/branches growing to approx. 10metres high, touching phone line,

    15 May 2018 0m away Trees
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