Planning application
44 Chaucer Road Tavistock PL19 9AJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TPO S31: T1 Sycamore - Reduce height of tree by 3.5 metres back to previous pruning cuts from work in 2017 so as to reduce sail effect and amount of wind tree catches & reduce lateral spread throughout on all four cardinal bearings N,S,E & W by 2.75 metres so as to reduce overhang over property at 6 Heather Close and client property
As published by the council, reference 2320/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2320/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works Allowed
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Tavistock South East
- Parish
- Tavistock
- Postcode
- PL19 9AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by South Hams
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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22 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works Allowed
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23 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Within Consultation Period.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Hams granted permission on 22 September 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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