Skip to content

1- The Wye, Road From The Wye To Lewtrench, Lewdown, EX20 4DW

2710/18/TPOWorks to a TPO TreeApproved

Approved on 20 August 2018

Council decision: Exempt Works

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

Proposal

T1: Beech – 5 day notice, fell, infestation of Kretzschmaria Deusta(Previously known as Ustulina Deusta or Brittle Cinder), fungus causessevere white rot of heartwood and root formation, inspection usingsounding hammer and aerial inspection (showing severe dieback), decayseems to be at final stages, white rot visible at base of tree,removal only option for tree in this proximity to target areas of 2main A Roads, LV Lines, HV Lines, customer’s house; tree size Approx1.2mtrs across the main truck/14mtrs in height.

Received
13 August 2018
Ward
Bridestowe
  1. Received13 Aug
  2. Validated13 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Oct
  5. Decided20 Aug

Decided in 7 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1- The Wye, Road From The Wye To Lewtrench, Lewdown, EX20 4DW. South West Devon has handled 906 applications of this type. This one was decided in 7 days, 7 weeks quicker than South West Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Bridestowe. 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
EX20 4DW
Application type
Works to a TPO Tree
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewtrenchard
District
West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 August 2018
Target decision date
8 October 2018
Committee meeting
27 September 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Lower Oak Farm Inwardleigh Okehampton, Okehampton EX203AS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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, conservation areas, 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

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near EX20

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address