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South Sands Lodge South Sands Salcombe TQ8 8LN

2376/26/TPOWorks to a TPO TreeApproved

Approved on 25 September 2026

Council decision: Tree Works Allowed

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

Proposal

TPO 170 - T1: Lawson Cypress - fell due to potential main stem failure as a consequence of identified decay, T2: Lawson Cypress - crown reduce in height by 3m due to potential stem failure as a result of identified decay See photo 5) & T4: Scots Pine - Reducing the limbs by 1m leaving a crown spread of 3m due to potential branch failure onto highway below. Crown raise over the driveway to provide a clearance of 3m. (See photo 5)

Received
24 August 2026
Ward
Salcombe & Thurlestone
  1. Received24 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Sep

Decided in 32 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at South Sands Lodge South Sands Salcombe TQ8 8LN. South West Devon has handled 906 applications of this type. This one was decided in 32 days, 3 weeks quicker than South West Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 183 applications across Salcombe & Thurlestone. We hold 2,548 applications in total for the TQ8 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
TQ8 8LN
Application type
Works to a TPO Tree
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Salcombe
District
South Hams

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 August 2026
Consultation start
25 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Wrigwell Estate Ipplepen Newton Abbot TQ12 5UA

Planning decision

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.

  • 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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