Elmfield House Hatherleigh EX20 3JY

1171/26/TCAWorks to a Tree in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision

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

Proposal

T1: Conifer - Fell tree due to weak unions and overhanging neighbouring property.

Received: 28 April 2026
Council: South Hams District Council
Ward: Hatherleigh

ReceivedReceived28 Apr
ValidatedValidated28 Apr
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Elmfield House Hatherleigh EX20 3JY. South West Devon has handled 906 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Hatherleigh conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Hatherleigh. 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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Application details

Postcode: EX20 3JY
Application type: Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Hatherleigh
District: West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 April 2026
Consultation start: 29 April 2026
Decision issued: 22 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Andy Winsbury Tree Work The Rectory Hatherleigh Okehampton EX20 3JY

Planning decision

Decision: Tree Works No Objection Raised
Case officer: Lee Marshall

Additional information

Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Conservation area: Hatherleigh
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 (21)

flood storage 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: South West Devon

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