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St Eustachius Church Bedford Square Tavistock PL19 0AE

Decided West Devon 1578/25/TCA Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

T501: Weeping Beech – Prepare tree for relocating to a more suitable location within the Tavistock Parish. Root preparation carried out over the growing seasons. T502: Purple Beech – Remove large dead branches on North side @12m from ground level. Safety works T651: Lime Tree – Remove deadwood @5m & 6m from ground level on North & South sides of trees, safety works T653: Holly – Fell tree, low vigour, low amenity, re-plant with suitable species T 654: Lime – Reduce lateral growth on South Side to give a 1.5m clearance away from building to avoid potential damage to building

As published by the council, reference 1578/25/TCA

Application record

Reference
1578/25/TCA
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Under Consideration
Decision
Pending
Received
27 May 2025
Validated
27 May 2025
Ward
Tavistock North
Parish
Tavistock
Postcode
PL19 0AE

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Devon register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 0077/26/TCA Granted

    St Eustachius Church Bedford Square Tavistock PL19 0AE

    T501: Weeping Beech - degradation of local amenity, inappropriate location, fell. T504: Maple - reduce lateral growth on Church Lane Restaurant side by 2m, cuts not to exceed 40mm.

    Decided 10 Feb 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 May 2025

    Received by West Devon

  2. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

West Devon has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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