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10 Venn Court Plymouth PL3 5NS

26/00280/TPOWorks to a tree with a TPORefused

Refused on 7 April 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Sycamore T1 - reduce height to 12m and reduce radius of crown spread to 4m.

Received
25 February 2026
Ward
PEVERELL
  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated3 Mar
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target28 Apr
  5. Decided7 Apr

Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 10 Venn Court Plymouth PL3 5NS. Plymouth has handled 146 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 8 days quicker than Plymouth's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across PEVERELL. We hold 230 applications in total for the PL3 postcode area.

95% of trees applications at Plymouth City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. REFUSAL: AMENITY AND TREE HEALTH In this instance due to the nature of the proposed works the impact upon amenity and tree health is not considered to be acceptable. The Applicant has stated that there are no concerns that the tree will either break or fall and that it is causing no damage. Shading is referenced but the Application tree sits to the west of the dwelling and so morning and afternoon sun is uninterrupted. In 2017 this tree was reduced by 5 feet which was consented however this current proposal to reduce the tree by 5m would harm the trees natural form and structure and detract significantly from its amenity value. It would cause multiple wounds and remove a significant portion of the trees crown so its ability to produce energy would be significantly compromised at a time when it would have a high energy requirement due to the pruning. This could cause the tree to enter into a spiral of decline. This proposal is not in accordance with good tree management and it would significantly detract from its amenity value.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PL3 5NS
Application type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 March 2026
Last date for comments
31 March 2026
Target decision date
28 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
10 Venn Court Plymouth PL3 5NS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas
  • Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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