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Melverley Ravensbourne Lane Stoke Fleming TQ6 0QR

0381/26/TPOWorks to a TPO TreeApproved

Approved on 30 March 2026

Council decision: Tree Works Allowed

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

Proposal

T1: Western Red Cedar - remove limb at 1m agl on west side to improve drive access. T2 - Himalayan Birch. Removal of dead/crossing/rubbing branches within crown to prevent further damage to adjacent branches. T3: Camellia - reduce overall crown height by 2m to restore shape. T4 - Cherry. Comprises of 2 x regrowth stems. Reduce x 1 stem on NE side to ground level. Weak growth with poor form. Remove to give neighbouring stem space as specimen tree. T5: Bay - reduce crown height by 2m to maintain boundary hedge height. T6 - Eucalyptus. Removal of cracked secondary growth from root plate. Crack gradually increasing in width and length. Risk to garden users and vehicles. T7: Beech - removal of boundary tree with poor form. T8 - Beech. Reduce regrowth stem from previous stump to ground level. Weak union on stump, poses increased risk as tree height increases. T9: Leylandii - remove group of x3 boundary trees with poor form.

Received
11 February 2026
Ward
Blackawton & Stoke Fleming
  1. Received11 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Mar

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Melverley Ravensbourne Lane Stoke Fleming TQ6 0QR. South West Devon has handled 906 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than South West Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Blackawton & Stoke Fleming. We hold 341 applications in total for the TQ6 postcode area.

93% of trees applications at South Hams District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TQ6 0QR
Application type
Works to a TPO Tree
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Stoke Fleming
District
South Hams

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026
Consultation start
17 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Asherne Lodge Strete Dartmouth TQ6 0RW

Additional information

Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • National Landscape (AONB): South Devon
  • Heritage coast: South Devon
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves 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: South West Devon

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