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4 The Paddocks Abbotskerswell Devon TQ12 5YE

25/01275/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 29 September 2025

Council decision: TPO APPLICATION APPROVEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree T6 (1x Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) - Reduce branches growing (south eastern aspect) by removing approximately 3.0 metres from branch tips to achieve the desired clearance from the property. Crown reduce the remaining canopy of the tree by reducing the height of the tree by approximately 2.50 metres leaving a final tree height of approximately 8.50 metres. Reduce radial canopy spreads by approximately 2.50 metres leaving a final radial crown spread of approximately 7.50 metres at all compass points while retaining the main framework & shape of the crown & therefore a high proportion of the foliage bearing structure.

Received
30 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ambrook
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated4 Aug
  3. Consult.26 Aug
  4. Target29 Sep
  5. Decided29 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 The Paddocks Abbotskerswell Devon TQ12 5YE. Teignbridge has handled 353 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 12 days longer than Teignbridge'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 45 applications across Ambrook. We hold 2,361 applications in total for the TQ12 postcode area.

93% of trees applications at Teignbridge District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TQ12 5YE
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
ABBOTSKERSWELL

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 August 2025
Last date for comments
26 August 2025
Target decision date
29 September 2025
Permission expires
29 September 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

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: Teignbridge

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