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23 Tremayne Rise Tavistock PL19 8RD

Awaiting decision West Devon 2488/26/TPO Works to a TPO Tree

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1: Stand of hazel - Crown lift lowest limb by 2 metres to overhang Devon hedge by 1.5m from ground level. Tree on boundary with 17 Tremayne Rise. T2: Partial lateral crown reduction of all three branches on south-facing side by 5m to reduce overhang of Devon hedge to 1.5m. Oak facing circular patio. T3: Sycamore - Crown lift by removal of lowest three branches at 5m and 7m from ground level on the south-facing side T6: Stand of Holly – Remove as rotten at base. T7 - T10: Stand of Holly trees – Lateral crown reduction of holly branches by 3m to overhang Devon hedge by 1.5m, crown height reduction by 1.5m. T11: Oak – Lateral crown reduction of branches growing south by 2m to overhang garden by 1.5m, lateral crown reduction of lowest branch growing west into Holly by 3m. Remove dead and two lowest branches facing west and south by 5 and 3m back to trunk. T12: Oak (behind T13) - Remove lowest branch (overcrowding) length approximately 5m at trunk, 1m from ground on east-facing side. T13: Oak - Crown lift by removing back to trunk 4 small lowest branches facing south 4m from ground level. Lateral crown reduction of Southwest and West facing branches approaching house by 4.5m to overhang Devon hedge by 1.5m T14: Oak - Lateral crown reduction of lowest three south facing branches by 5m. T16: Oak – Lateral crown reduction of all south-facing branches approaching and overhanging house, hitting roof and guttering, by 5m to within 1.5m of Devon hedge. Crown lift by removing south-facing branch at 3m from ground by approximately 4m to trunk. Crown lift by removing south-east facing branch at 5m from ground by approximately 3m to trunk (previously pruned). Crown lift by removing southwest-facing branch at 8m from ground by 8m to trunk. T18: Ash - Remove lowest south-facing branch 5m from ground level overhanging garage by 6m back to trunk. Ash on boundary with 25 Tremayne Rise

As published by the council, reference 2488/26/TPO

Application record

Reference
2488/26/TPO
Type
Works to a TPO Tree
Status
Within Consultation Period
Received
4 Sep 2026
Validated
24 Sep 2026
Ward
Tavistock North
Parish
Tavistock
Postcode
PL19 8RD

Comment by 2 November 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to West Devon through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2026

    Received by West Devon

  2. 24 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Devon took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Devon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Devon decided tree works applications in a median of 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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In West Devon

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