Planning application
Totnes Castle Castle Street Totnes TQ9 5NU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Plane - crown lift to give 3m clearance by tip-pruning trailing branches only. T2: Beech - crown lift to give 2m ground clearance, to reduce shading of Motte bank and reduce erosion, by tip-pruning only. T3: Thuja - crown lift to give 3m clearance. T4: Thuja - crown lift to give 2-3m clearance. T5: Laurel - coppice heavy subsiding limb to north, as shown on photo, and pollard remaining stems at approximately 2-3m. to reduce shading and risk of breaking out. T6: Ash - fell due to Ash dieback. G1: x5 Sycamore and x3 Cypress - growing at bottom of motte, fell to prevent further damage to motte retaining walls.
As published by the council, reference 3267/25/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 3267/25/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Totnes
- Parish
- Totnes
- Postcode
- TQ9 5NU
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Hams register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2684/21/TCA Granted
Totnes Castle, Castle Street, Totnes, TQ9 5NU
T4: Beech - Fell due to extensive decay in base of tree and structuralroots
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by South Hams
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6 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Dec 2025
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
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Hams granted permission on 2 December 2025, 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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