Planning application
Pomeroy Coach House Pomeroy House 19 Bridgetown Totnes TQ9 5BA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TPO 385; T1: Horse Chestnut – remove, poor health, risk of falling onto property.
As published by the council, reference 0282/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 0282/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works Allowed
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Totnes
- Parish
- Totnes
- Postcode
- TQ9 5BA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by South Hams
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works Allowed
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Hams granted permission on 19 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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