Planning application
Hi House Maudlin Road Totnes TQ9 5TG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
TPO 280; T1: Sycamore - Crown height reduction by 6m removing the dead 3rd-order limbs which will start to fail in windy weather and keeping the shape of the current canopy at a reduced scale. It is showing complete defoliation as a result of this summer's drought; and a lower branch broken off proved to be dead and dry; the main stem is still alive with live cambium.
As published by the council, reference 2666/26/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2666/26/TPO
- Type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Status
- Within Consultation Period
- Received
- 23 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Totnes
- Parish
- Totnes
- Postcode
- TQ9 5TG
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Hams register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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0992/19/TPO Granted
Hi House, Maudlin Road, Totnes, TQ9 5TG
T2: Sycamore - To have the northern secondary stem reduced back to healthy side-branches by an average of 3m; reducing the adjacent partsof the upper crown and the side branches not part of this stem by alesser amount - no more than 2m - to give natural appearance to thetree after the reduction; Works due to the tree in its current stateposing an unacceptable level of risk to third parties
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2026
Received by South Hams
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27 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Hams took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Hams for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Hams 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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