Planning application
Hillcrest Milton Combe PL20 6HP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Sycamore – Removal of tree. Blocking pathway to vegetable garden & creating complete shade over growing area & close to overhead cables T2: Laurel - Removal of tree, impacting on existing fruit trees T3: Laurel – Removal of tree, impacting on existing fruit trees T4: Laurel – Removal of tree, impacting on existing fruit trees T5: Ash – Removal of tree due to poor condition & close to overhead cables
As published by the council, reference 2720/25/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2720/25/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 12 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 7 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Buckland Monachorum
- Parish
- Buckland Monachorum
- Postcode
- PL20 6HP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2025
Received by West Devon
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7 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works No Objection Raised
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Devon granted permission on 7 October 2025, 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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