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Court Hall Hockworthy Devon TA21 0NW

25/01722/CATWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 16 January 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification of intention to fell to low stump group of 4 small Ash trees (1); remove 2 dead Ash trees (4B and 4D); remove stems over track to 4 Ash trees (3, 4A, 4C and 4E) and remove dead branch/stems over track to 2 Ash trees (2 and 4C) within the conservation area

Received
5 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Canonsleigh
  1. Received5 Dec
  2. Validated5 Dec
  3. Consult.30 Dec
  4. Target16 Jan
  5. Decided16 Jan

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Court Hall Hockworthy Devon TA21 0NW. Mid Devon has handled 527 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Mid Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Canonsleigh. We hold 367 applications in total for the TA21 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Mid Devon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TA21 0NW
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hockworthy 28

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 December 2025
Consultation start
9 December 2025
Last date for comments
30 December 2025
Target decision date
16 January 2026
Permission expires
16 January 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Chris Groves Associates Wee Tree Nurseries West Buckland Wellington TA21 9LD

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14538424
Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    21 Jun

    Notification of intention to fell 2 Scots Pine trees within a Conservation Area

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area16/00955/CAT
  2. 2013
    17 Apr

    Listed Building Consent for alterations to roof over workshop with associated works

    ApprovedListed building consent13/00511/LBC
  3. 2012
    9 Feb

    Notification of intention to fell various trees within a Conservation Area

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area12/00220/CAT
  4. 2011
    25 Aug

    Notification of intention to carry out works to 1 Horse Chestnut and 1 Ash tree within a Conservation Area

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area11/01371/CAT
  5. 2009
    27 Apr

    Notification of intention to fell 7 Horse Chestnuts and 1 Beech tree within a Conservation Area

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area09/00607/CAT
  6. 2006
    3 May

    Notification of intention to carry out works to 4 no. Horse Chestnut trees and 1 no. Spruce tree within a…

    WithdrawnWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area06/00993/CAT

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