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Brakes Plantation Nr Fremington Barnstaple Devon (Nearest Postcode EX31 3GG) (What3Words: fumes.midfield.call)

77923Trees with Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 25 January 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Application for consent for works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order in respect of removal of x30 Ash (G1), x27 Ash (G3), x1 Birch (T1) and x2 Birch (G2), coppicing of x3 Alder (G2) and crown reduction to 1x Oak (T2)

Received
9 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
FREMINGTON
  1. Received9 Nov
  2. Validated9 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Jan

Decided in 77 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Brakes Plantation Nr Fremington Barnstaple Devon (Nearest Postcode EX31 3GG) (What3Words: fumes.midfield.call). North Devon has handled 319 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than North Devon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across FREMINGTON. We hold 1,420 applications in total for the EX31 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at North Devon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
EX31 3GG
Application type
Trees with Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
FREMINGTON

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 November 2023
Application expires
4 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Brookfield Yard Tedburn Road Whitestone Exeter Devon EX4 2HF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: North Devon

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