Planning application
0582/26/TPO
Half Moon House Leechwell Street Totnes TQ9 5SU
Proposal
T1: Copper Beech - prune by up to 2m all round back to previous pruning points, maintaining smaller canopy.
As published by the council, reference 0582/26/TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by West Devon
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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1273/18/TCA Granted
Half Moon House, Leechwell Street, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5SU
T1: Cherry - Fell, very close to stone wall, roots pressuring wallstructure, possibly self-seeded, tree not maintained.
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1273/18/TCA Granted
Half Moon House, Leechwell Street, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5SU
T1: Cherry - Fell, very close to stone wall, roots pressuring wallstructure, possibly self-seeded, tree not maintained.
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0582/26/TPO Refused
Half Moon House Leechwell Street Totnes TQ9 5SU
T1: Copper Beech - prune by up to 2m all round back to previous pruning points, maintaining smaller canopy.
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3679/22/FUL Granted
92, High Street, Totnes, TQ9 5SN
Change of use from shop to residential of part of the ground floor &entire first & second floors comprising two dwellings & second floorroof conversion/extension
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0291/26/ARC Granted
90 High Street, Totnes, TQ9 5SN
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Windows/Doors) of planning consent 4342/22/FUL
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0289/26/ARC Granted
90 High Street, Totnes, TQ9 5SN
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Side Passage) & 5 (Flooring) of planning consent 4374/22/LBC
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2113/26/TPO Decided
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2114/26/TCA Decided
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2086/26/TCA Decided
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2077/26/TCA Decided
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