Planning application
49A High Street Totnes TQ9 5NP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Laurel – removal of hedge and replacement with either Hornbeam or Beech as a hedge or a crab apple tree to allow for continued privacy between properties to be maintained to a height of 3 - 3.5m
As published by the council, reference 1033/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 1033/26/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Totnes
- Parish
- Totnes
- Postcode
- TQ9 5NP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2026
Received by West Devon
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works No Objection Raised
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Devon granted permission on 19 May 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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