Planning application
Street Record St Johns Tavistock PL19 9RF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1432: Sycamore - height reduction by approximately 5m to reduce wind and gravitational loading stresses.
As published by the council, reference 0386/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 0386/26/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Tavistock South West
- Parish
- Tavistock
- Postcode
- PL19 9RF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by South Hams
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12 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works No Objection Raised
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Hams granted permission on 20 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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Street Record St Johns Tavistock PL19 9RF
T1432: Sycamore - height reduction by approximately 5m to reduce wind and gravitational loading stresses.
Granted Trees 9 docs -
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Granted Trees 8 docs -
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