Planning application
St Eustachius Church Bedford Square Tavistock PL19 0AE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T501: Weeping Beech - degradation of local amenity, inappropriate location, fell. T504: Maple - reduce lateral growth on Church Lane Restaurant side by 2m, cuts not to exceed 40mm.
As published by the council, reference 0077/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 0077/26/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 12 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Tavistock North
- Parish
- Tavistock
- Postcode
- PL19 0AE
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Devon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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1578/25/TCA Decided
St Eustachius Church Bedford Square Tavistock PL19 0AE
T501: Weeping Beech – Prepare tree for relocating to a more suitable location within the Tavistock Parish. Root preparation carried out over the growing seasons. T502: Purple Beech – Remove large dead branches on North side @12m from ground level. Safety works T651: Lime Tree – Remove deadwood @5m & 6m from ground level on North & South sides of trees, safety works T653: Holly – Fell tree, low vigour, low amenity, re-plant with suitable species T 654: Lime – Reduce lateral growth on South Side to give a 1.5m clearance away from building to avoid potential damage to building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jan 2026
Received by West Devon
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10 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works No Objection Raised
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Devon granted permission on 10 February 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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T501: Weeping Beech – Prepare tree for relocating to a more suitable location within the Tavistock Parish. Root preparation carried out over the growing seasons. T502: Purple Beech – Remove large dead branches on North side @12m from ground level. Safety works T651: Lime Tree – Remove deadwood @5m & 6m from ground level on North & South sides of trees, safety works T653: Holly – Fell tree, low vigour, low amenity, re-plant with suitable species T 654: Lime – Reduce lateral growth on South Side to give a 1.5m clearance away from building to avoid potential damage to building
Decided Trees 4 docs -
St Eustachius Church Bedford Square Tavistock PL19 0AE
T501: Weeping Beech - degradation of local amenity, inappropriate location, fell. T504: Maple - reduce lateral growth on Church Lane Restaurant side by 2m, cuts not to exceed 40mm.
Granted Trees 12 docs -
St Eustachius Church Bedford Square Tavistock PL19 0AE
T501: Weeping Beech – Prepare tree for relocating to a more suitable location within the Tavistock Parish. Root preparation carried out over the growing seasons. T502: Purple Beech – Remove large dead branches on North side @12m from ground level. Safety works T651: Lime Tree – Remove deadwood @5m & 6m from ground level on North & South sides of trees, safety works T653: Holly – Fell tree, low vigour, low amenity, re-plant with suitable species T 654: Lime – Reduce lateral growth on South Side to give a 1.5m clearance away from building to avoid potential damage to building
Decided Trees 4 docs -
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