Planning application
Whitchurch Primary School School Road Whitchurch PL19 9SR
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G004: Mixed species - remove cracked branch over bike shed, risk of failure. G007: Mixed Species - crown lift to 3m from ground level, sever Ivy, overhanging. T10: Ash - dismantle tree and remove all arisings, competing with adjacent Beech, supported by fence post. See tree report.
As published by the council, reference 0161/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 0161/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works Allowed
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Tavistock South West
- Parish
- Tavistock
- Postcode
- PL19 9SR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by West Devon
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18 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works Allowed
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Devon granted permission on 30 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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