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20 Brownston Street Modbury PL21 0RG

Granted West Devon 1978/26/TCA Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1: Liquid Amber - Reduce the tree in height by approximately 3.5 m and reduce the East, West and Southern sides of the crown by 1.5m laterally, to keep in proportion with the Northerly aspect of the crown. Reason for tree works: Trees have outgrown its site

As published by the council, reference 1978/26/TCA

Application record

Reference
1978/26/TCA
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Approved
Decision
Tree Works No Objection Raised
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Decided
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Charterlands
Parish
Modbury
Postcode
PL21 0RG

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Devon register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 0588/26/LBC Granted

    20 Brownston Street Modbury PL21 0RG

    Listed Building Consent for the replacement of four existing single glazed sash windows with new vacuum double glazed sash windows.

    Decided 30 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 0896/23/LBC Withdrawn

    20, Brownston Street, Modbury, PL21 0RG

    Listed building consent for replacement of four existing windows withnew double glazed sash windows, matching the existing design

    Decided 5 May 2023 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 0895/23/HHO Withdrawn

    20, Brownston Street, Modbury, PL21 0RG

    Householder application for replacement of four existing windows with new double glazed sash windows, matching the existing design

    Decided 5 May 2023 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2026

    Received by West Devon

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 18 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Tree Works No Objection Raised

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Devon granted permission on 18 August 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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