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Half Moon House Leechwell Street Totnes TQ9 5SU

Refused West Devon 0582/26/TPO Works to a TPO Tree

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

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

Application record

Reference
0582/26/TPO
Type
Works to a TPO Tree
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Decided
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Totnes
Parish
Totnes
Postcode
TQ9 5SU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Received by West Devon

  2. 9 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

West Devon refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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