Planning application
11 Deer Leap Tavistock PL19 9RD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
TPO 251: G1 - Group of 5 Oak trees - Crown raise branches sympathetically on western canopy only currently standing at 3m from ground level to achieve a clearance of 5m from ground level. The reason for the works is to achieve clearance.
As published by the council, reference 2038/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2038/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Tavistock South East
- Parish
- Tavistock
- Postcode
- PL19 9RD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jul 2026
Received by South Hams
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Within Consultation Period.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Hams took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Hams for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Hams decided tree works applications in a median of 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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11 Deer Leap Tavistock PL19 9RD
94% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep
TPO 251: G1 - Group of 5 Oak trees - Crown raise branches sympathetically on western canopy only currently standing at 3m from ground level to achieve a clearance of 5m from ground level. The reason for the works is to achieve clearance.
Awaiting decision Trees 5 docs -
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