Planning application
17 Charles Hankin Close Ivybridge PL21 0WF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G3: 3x Oak Trees - Forming conjoined crown, lift crown to 5.5m on all sides, cutting no greater than 100mm. West and North side is over the road and vehicles are touching branches, East side (house side) reduce lateral growth by 1.5m cutting no greater than 75mm secondary growth to NGP, upper crown height on all sides reduce by up to 1.5m, cutting no greater than 75mm, reduction from 15m to 13.5m, lateral growth spread from 12m to 10.5m, cutting to NGP inline with BS3998. Works to provide sufficient clearance from vehicle and pedestrians and remove excessive shading and physical impacts to properties.
As published by the council, reference 3739/25/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 3739/25/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lesser Tree Works Allowed
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Ivybridge East
- Parish
- Ivybridge
- Postcode
- PL21 0WF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by West Devon
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Lesser Tree Works Allowed
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Devon granted permission on 22 January 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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