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Martin Farm Whiddon Down EX20 2QL

0837/26/TPOWorks to a TPO TreeRefused

Refused on 11 May 2026

Council decision: Refusal3 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

TPO N116 G1, TPO N82 A1; T1, T2, T3, T4, T5: Species unknown - fell, diseased root system, risk of failure. T6, T7: Beech – fell, risk of failure. Replant – see application form.

Received
19 March 2026
Ward
Drewsteignton
  1. Received19 Mar
  2. Validated26 Mar
  3. Consult.29 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 May

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Martin Farm Whiddon Down EX20 2QL. South West Devon has handled 906 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than South West Devon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Drewsteignton. We hold 964 applications in total for the EX20 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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Why it was refused

  1. In light of the amenity value of the trees and the significant impact that the proposed works will have on this amenity value, the Council refuses consent having given due consideration to the reasons put forward in support of the application. The Council does not consider that the reasons put forward outweigh the impact the proposed works will have on the amenity value of the trees.
  2. No arboricultural or professional justification has been submitted to support the application to confirm that the subject trees are likely to be structurally unsafe or dangerous and in need of management works. From a visual inspection carried out at ground level only, there did not appear to be any obvious or significant signs of decay that would allow a decision of approval against appropriately protected trees. The need for such evidence being amplified by their contribution to the setting of the listed building and the far-ranging viewpoints available of the trees.
  3. If approved the works would lead to readily appreciable, and highly significant diminishment to the public visual amenities of the local, medium and long-range landscape as presently contributed by the subject trees. Application ref.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
EX20 2QL
Application type
Works to a TPO Tree
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Drewsteignton
District
West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 March 2026
Consultation expiry
29 April 2026
Consultation start
26 March 2026
Consultation end
29 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
5 Beare Farm Cottages Okehampton EX20 1BS

Additional information

Documents
15

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. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

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: South West Devon

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