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20 The Strand Bideford Devon EX39 2ND

1/0080/2025/TCAWorks to Tree in Conservation AreaPermitted

Proposal

Works to trees within a conservation area - Crown Reduction of 1.5m to 1 no. holly tree, Crown Reduction of 4m to 1 no. bay tree, and Crown Reduction of 3m of 1 no. Pittosporum

Received
3 February 2025
Decided
28 February 2025 · Application Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bideford North
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Mar
  5. Decided28 Feb

Decided in 25 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Torridge89% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at 20 The Strand Bideford Devon EX39 2ND. Torridge has handled 166 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 40 days. This one was decided in 25 days, 2 weeks quicker than Torridge's median. The site is in the Bideford conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Bideford North. We hold 1,843 applications in total for the EX39 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
1/0080/2025/TCA
Address
20 The Strand Bideford Devon EX39 2ND
Postcode
EX39 2ND
Local Authority
Torridge
Application Type
Works to Tree in Conservation Area
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Permitted
Ward
Bideford North
Parish
Bideford

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
125 Bayview Road Northam Bideford Devon EX39 1BJ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
3 February 2025
Target Decision Date
17 March 2025
Date Decided
28 February 2025
Date Validated
3 February 2025
Date Submitted
3 February 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13744359
Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
16
Coordinates
51.020428, -4.208263
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Torridge

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Bideford
  • Listed building: Grade II: 20, the StrandOn this site · +4 more

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 (20)

flood storage 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.

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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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