Planning application
High Trees 8 Downlea Tavistock PL19 9AW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TPO S249; T1: Ash - remove over hanging branches at boundary from ground level to 10m height in order to balance tree, including dead crossing branches. T2: Red Oak - remove over hanging branches at boundary from ground level to 10m height in order to balance tree, including dead crossing branches. T3,T6: Sycamore - remove over hanging branches at boundary from ground level to 10m height in order to balance tree, including dead crossing branches. T4,T5: Beech - remove over hanging branches at boundary from ground level to 10m height in order to balance tree, including dead crossing branches. T7: Mulberry - remove over hanging branches at boundary from ground level to 10m height in order to balance tree, including dead crossing branches.
As published by the council, reference 0103/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 0103/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Lesser Tree Works Allowed
- Received
- 14 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Tavistock South East
- Parish
- Tavistock
- Postcode
- PL19 9AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jan 2026
Received by West Devon
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20 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Lesser Tree Works Allowed
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Devon granted permission on 20 March 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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