Planning application
20 South Street Totnes TQ9 5DZ
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
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
- Within Consultation Period
- Decision
- Pending
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Totnes
- Parish
- Totnes
- Postcode
- TQ9 5DZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Received by South Hams
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14 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
South Hams has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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