Elmsleigh 34 Park Lane Barnstaple Devon EX32 9AL

82054Trees in a Conservation AreaRefused

Refused on 8 September 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of crown reduction of 1x Eucalyptus (T1), 1x Maple (T2), 1x Dove Tree (T3), removal of 1x Pine (T4) and reduce brances from BT lines 1x Beech (T5)

Received: 28 July 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: North Devon District Council
Ward: NEWPORT

ReceivedReceived28 Jul
ValidatedValidated28 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided8 Sep

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Elmsleigh 34 Park Lane Barnstaple Devon EX32 9AL. North Devon has handled 319 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than North Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across NEWPORT. We hold 453 applications in total for the EX32 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).

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Application details

Postcode: EX32 9AL
Application type: Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: BARNSTAPLE

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 July 2026
Application expires: 8 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Trayne Farm Roborough Pilton West Barnstaple Devon EX314JQ

Planning decision

Case officer: Mr A. Van Koutrik
Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Documents: 8

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.

Source: North Devon

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