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20 South Street Totnes TQ9 5DZ

Awaiting decision South Hams 2442/26/TCA Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1: Silver Birch - Up to 1.5m lateral reduction on all sides and 2m vertical reduction. Similar to the previous work undertaken to maintain the tree at a reasonable size for the small courtyard garden.

As published by the council, reference 2442/26/TCA

Application record

Reference
2442/26/TCA
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Under Consideration
Received
1 Sep 2026
Validated
14 Sep 2026
Ward
Totnes
Parish
Totnes
Postcode
TQ9 5DZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2026

    Received by South Hams

  2. 14 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 11 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Within Consultation Period.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 November 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

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What 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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