28 South Street Torrington Devon EX38 8AA
Refused on 19 June 2026
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Works to trees in a conservation arera- Removal of 2no. cypress trees to ground level
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torridge District Council
- Ward
- Great Torrington
- ReceivedReceived11 May
- ValidatedValidated11 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date22 Jun
- DecidedDecided19 Jun
Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 28 South Street Torrington Devon EX38 8AA. Torridge has handled 166 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Torridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Great Torrington conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Great Torrington. We hold 672 applications in total for the EX38 postcode area.
89% of trees applications at Torridge District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EX38 8AA
- Application type
- Works to Tree in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Great Torrington
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Brockley Coombe Backwell Bristol Bristol BS48 3DF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Great Torrington
- 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 (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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202517 Oct
Discharge of condition 3 of planning approval 1/0185/2024/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions1/0118/2025/DIS - 20251 Sep
Non-material amendment to planning approval 1/0185/2024/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment1/0037/2025/NMAT - 20256 Jun
Discharge of condition 3 of planning approval 1/0185/2024/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions1/0056/2025/DIS - 202530 May
Non Material amendment of planning approval 1/0185/2024/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment1/0024/2025/NMAT - 20242 Aug
Works to trees within a conservation area - Crown raise 1no. lime tree
ApprovedWorks to Tree in Conservation Area1/0696/2024/TCA - 202429 Feb
Construction of community education/work space and meeting room
ApprovedListed building consent1/0186/2024/LBC - 202429 Feb
Construction of community education space, meeting room and workspace
ApprovedFull Application1/0185/2024/FUL - 202224 Nov
2x Cupressus Macrocarpa - both requiring crown lifting. Removal of a total of 12 branches on east side of…
ApprovedWorks to Tree in Conservation Area1/1176/2022/TCA - 202112 May
Prune no.4 small lower branches cypress trees
ApprovedWorks to Tree in Conservation Area1/0548/2021/TCA - 201829 May
Prune lower branches from cypress trees in car park area. Tree branches currently scratching tops of cars…
ApprovedWorks to Tree in Conservation Area1/0558/2018/TCA
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