Planning application
Breckland Down Road Tavistock PL19 9AG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: English Oak - Remove dead branches from primary limb to minimise risk of failure
As published by the council, reference 2574/25/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2574/25/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works Allowed
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Tavistock South East
- Parish
- Tavistock
- Postcode
- PL19 9AG
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Devon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2573/25/TPO Granted
Breckland Down Road Tavistock PL19 9AG
TPO S251; G20: Beech – crown lift to 4.5m meters, max pruning cut size of approx. 1 inch, to give clearance.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by West Devon
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8 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works Allowed
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Devon granted permission on 8 October 2025, 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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2780/26/TCA Awaiting decision
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2781/26/TCA Awaiting decision
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1951/26/TPO Granted
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2466/26/TCA Granted
Bay House Dartmouth Road Stoke Fleming TQ6 0NU
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2465/26/TCA Granted
2 Manor Court Stoke Fleming TQ6 0PG
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