Planning application
11 Bowden Farm Bowden Hill Yealmpton PL8 2JX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1: Chestnut - lateral reduction on lower half by 5m, main trunk split, risk of failure due to weight bearing, better access needed to site.
As published by the council, reference 2518/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2518/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Within Consultation Period
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Newton & Yealmpton
- Parish
- Yealmpton
- Postcode
- PL8 2JX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2026
Received by South Hams
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6 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Hams took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 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 South Hams for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Hams 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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