Redwood River School Old Postern Dartington Hall TQ9 6EA
Approved on 25 September 2026
Council decision: Tree Works Allowed
Proposal
TPO 1126: T1495 - 1x Norway Maple (not protected by TPO) - Prune secondary & sub lateral branch growth away from the neighbouring building to achieve a minimum clearance of approximately 2.0 metres. All final pruning cuts shall be made at suitable growth points, retaining the tree's natural form & main framework, T1498 - 1x Large Multi-Stemmed Crack Willow - Pollard the tree at approximately 5.0 metres above ground level, removing the upper crown and retaining the main structural framework at the specified pollard height. All final pruning cuts shall be made at suitable growth points where practicable, T1499 - 1x Crack Willow - Pollard the tree at approximately 5.0 metres above ground level, removing the upper crown & retaining the main structural framework at the specified pollard height, T5460 - 1x Crack Willow - Pollard the tree at approximately 5.0 metres above ground level, removing the upper crown & retaining the main structural framework at the specified pollard height & T1955 - 1x Horse Chestnut - Due to the significance and maturity of the tree, undertake a sensitive crown thin, selectively removing a maximum of 10% of appropriate secondary and smaller branch growth throughout the canopy to reduce areas of excessive crown density & encourage the development of the inner canopy. Works shall retain the tree's main framework, natural form and a high proportion of the foliage-bearing structure. For Justification, please refer to the Tree Condition Safety Survey
- Received
- 25 August 2026
- Council
- South Hams District Council
- Ward
- Dartington & Staverton
- ReceivedReceived25 Aug
- ValidatedValidated25 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided25 Sep
Decided in 31 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Redwood River School Old Postern Dartington Hall TQ9 6EA. South West Devon has handled 906 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 4 weeks quicker than South West Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Dartington & Staverton. We hold 2,953 applications in total for the TQ9 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
- TQ9 6EA
- Application type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Dartington
- District
- South Hams
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 August 2026
- Consultation start
- 26 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Devon Tree Services Little Acre Ipplepen Newton Abbot TQ12 5TR
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Lee Marshall
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
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.
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20261 May
TPO 1126; T1-T7: Yew – crown height reduction to 5m from ground level on the higher side of the drive, crown…
ApprovedWorks to a TPO Tree1218/26/TPO - 20262 Feb
T1956 - Monterey pine - Sectional dismantle and complete removal of the existing tree. We propose to remove…
ApprovedWorks to a TPO Tree0246/26/TPO
Source: South West Devon
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