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Midsummer, 4 Parkfield Close, Marldon, TQ3 1PF

3576/25/TPOWorks to a TPO TreeRefused

Refused on 19 January 2026

Council decision: Refusal5 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

TPO 1978: T1 – Beech – Crown height reduction for 7 branches of between 4 – 5 m, removal of 4 lower branches on the South West side back to the trunk & shortening of 4 branches on the South West by 4m, T2 – Oak – removal of 2 branches on the South West back to the trunk & shortening of 4 upright branches on the South West side by 2m

Received
2 December 2025
Ward
Marldon & Littlehempston
  1. Received2 Dec
  2. Validated12 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Jan

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Midsummer, 4 Parkfield Close, Marldon, TQ3 1PF. South West Devon has handled 906 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days 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 40 applications across Marldon & Littlehempston. We hold 1,005 applications in total for the TQ3 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. No arboricultural or professional justification has been submitted to support the application to confirm that the subject tree/s is 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.
  2. If approved the works would lead to readily appreciable, and highly significant diminishment to the public visual amenities of the local and medium range landscape as presently contributed by the subject trees.
  3. 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 Application ref. 3576/25/TPO Head of Development Management for and on behalf of 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.
  4. If enacted the proposed works would create a cycle of poor management, as dense regrowth would follow, requiring regular pruning works to manage the regrowth of atypical form for a maiden of the species. This management regime would detract from the trees contribution to the character and appearance of the visual landscape.
  5. Any branches removed would quickly regrow, negating any short term benefits achieved and would be detrimental to the visual amenities presently contributed by the subject tree due to removal of photosynthetically active material and an appreciable reduction to the visual massing of the tree to the wider public.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TQ3 1PF
Application type
Works to a TPO Tree
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Marldon
District
South Hams

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 December 2025
Consultation start
15 December 2025

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.

  • 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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