Planning application
0384/26/TCA
237 Whitchurch Road Tavistock PL19 9EG
Proposal
T1: Apple – height reduction of 2m, crown lift to 2.5m from ground level, lateral reduction on all sides by 2m. T2: Apple – height reduction of 1m, crown lift to 1.5m from ground level, lateral reduction on all sides by 2m. T3: Oak – remove deadwood and Ivy, crown height reduction by 2m, crown lift to 7m from ground level, lateral reduction on S&W sides by up to 2m and up to 1m on N&E sides. T4: Hazel and Laurel hedge – reduce to 1m from ground level.
As published by the council, reference 0384/26/TCA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by South Hams
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works No Objection Raised
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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2153/25/ARC Granted
Whitchurch Methodist Church Whitchurch Road Tavistock PL19 9EG
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 (scheme to secure mitigation) to planning consent 2878/19/FUL
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0384/26/TCA Granted
237 Whitchurch Road Tavistock PL19 9EG
T1: Apple – height reduction of 2m, crown lift to 2.5m from ground level, lateral reduction on all sides by 2m. T2: Apple – height reduction of 1m, crown lift to 1.5m from ground level, lateral reduction on all sides by 2m. T3: Oak – remove deadwood and Ivy, crown height reduction by 2m, crown lift to 7m from ground level, lateral reduction on S&W sides by up to 2m and up to 1m on N&E sides. T4: Hazel and Laurel hedge – reduce to 1m from ground level.
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3192/25/FUL Granted
The Whitchurch Inn Church Hill Whitchurch PL19 9ED
Proposed outdoors terraced seating area enclosed within low height walls (retrospective)
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0461/23/TCA Granted
Meadowside, Church Hill, Whitchurch, PL19 9ED
T1: Beech Tree – Reduce lateral spread of branches on SW side by 2.5-3metres, to lift off house, bring back to neighbour's boundary &prevent rubbing on phone line, T2: Beech trees - lateral reduction onS side by 2-2.5 metres to lift off boundary with crossways; T3: Beechtree - Reduce lateral spread on SW, W & N side by 2-2.5 metres to liftoff power line, boundary with Crossways & over road
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0461/23/TCA Granted
Meadowside, Church Hill, Whitchurch, PL19 9ED
T1: Beech Tree – Reduce lateral spread of branches on SW side by 2.5-3metres, to lift off house, bring back to neighbour's boundary &prevent rubbing on phone line, T2: Beech trees - lateral reduction onS side by 2-2.5 metres to lift off boundary with crossways; T3: Beechtree - Reduce lateral spread on SW, W & N side by 2-2.5 metres to liftoff power line, boundary with Crossways & over road
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3269/25/TCA Granted
Home Farm House Church Hill Whitchurch PL19 9ED
T1: Beech – Lateral only reduction by up to 2m of branch length on the Southern canopy aspect only.
Other trees applications
In South Hams
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2075/26/TPO Decided
44 Woodfield Crescent Ivybridge PL21 0FB
TPO 439: T1 Oak - Re-reduce back to previous reduction points leaving the tree with an approximate finished crown width of 7m and height of 8m. Reasons are to allow more light into clients garden and neighbouring property's gardens
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2068/26/TPO Decided
Haytor Swannaton Road Dartmouth TQ6 9RL
G1: Beech trees - 3 x trees - Crown reduce the concentric crowns by 2m and crown lift / upright crown over the shed to South west 740, 741, 742, 743, T1, G2: Ash Trees - (5 trees, 2 dead) - fell and remove. Please see Tree Survey for detailed information
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1512/26/TPO Granted
Herons Reach Bantham TQ7 3AD
TPO 28; T57: Holm Oak – lateral crown reduction on house side by 3m, to provide clearance.
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1255/26/TPO Granted
Lannacombe Mill Lannacombe Chivelstone TQ7 2NE
TPO 184; T1: Sweet Chestnut – sectional dismantle to ground level, heavily leaning towards highway, evidence of root plate movement, structural instability. T2: Ash – fell to ground level, dieback present. T3: Sycamore – remove broken branches, make safe. T4: Sweet Chestnut – crown reduction over highway by 2-3m, highway clearance. T5: Ash – fell to ground level, dieback present, risk of failure onto highway. T7: Ash – remove hanging limb over road (see tree works doc), fell to ground level, dieback present, risk to highway. T8: Ash – reduce to standing monolith at 4-5m from ground level, dieback, within falling distance of highway. T9: Ash – reduce to monolith at 4-6m from ground level, dieback present, risk of failure onto highway. T10: Ash – fell to ground level, dead. T11: Ash – reduce to monolith at 4-5m from ground level, dieback, damaged upper crown. T12: Sweet Chestnut – remove hung limb (see tree works doc), sectional dismantle, twin stem with structural split, structural failure.
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2057/26/TCA Decided
Brookwell House Eworthy Germansweek EX21 5AH
T1: Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) - Removal of tree T2: Common Hazel (Corylus avellana) - Removal of tree Given the close proximity of both trees to the driveway, there is a continuing risk to vehicles and pedestrians using the property