Planning application
Totnes Castle, Castle Street, Totnes, TQ9 5NU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T4: Beech - Fell due to extensive decay in base of tree and structuralroots
As published by the council, reference 2684/21/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2684/21/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 7 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2021
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Totnes
- Parish
- Totnes
- Postcode
- TQ9 5NU
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Devon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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3267/25/TCA Granted
Totnes Castle Castle Street Totnes TQ9 5NU
T1: Plane - crown lift to give 3m clearance by tip-pruning trailing branches only. T2: Beech - crown lift to give 2m ground clearance, to reduce shading of Motte bank and reduce erosion, by tip-pruning only. T3: Thuja - crown lift to give 3m clearance. T4: Thuja - crown lift to give 2-3m clearance. T5: Laurel - coppice heavy subsiding limb to north, as shown on photo, and pollard remaining stems at approximately 2-3m. to reduce shading and risk of breaking out. T6: Ash - fell due to Ash dieback. G1: x5 Sycamore and x3 Cypress - growing at bottom of motte, fell to prevent further damage to motte retaining walls.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2021
Received by West Devon
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18 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Tree Works No Objection Raised
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16 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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West Devon granted permission on 18 August 2021, 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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Totnes Castle, Castle Street, Totnes, TQ9 5NU
T4: Beech - Fell due to extensive decay in base of tree and structuralroots
Granted Trees 7 docs -
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Totnes Castle Castle Street Totnes TQ9 5NU
T1: Plane - crown lift to give 3m clearance by tip-pruning trailing branches only. T2: Beech - crown lift to give 2m ground clearance, to reduce shading of Motte bank and reduce erosion, by tip-pruning only. T3: Thuja - crown lift to give 3m clearance. T4: Thuja - crown lift to give 2-3m clearance. T5: Laurel - coppice heavy subsiding limb to north, as shown on photo, and pollard remaining stems at approximately 2-3m. to reduce shading and risk of breaking out. T6: Ash - fell due to Ash dieback. G1: x5 Sycamore and x3 Cypress - growing at bottom of motte, fell to prevent further damage to motte retaining walls.
Granted Trees 17 docs -
4 Castle Street Totnes TQ9 5NU
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Granted Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs -
Totnes Castle Castle Street Totnes TQ9 5NU
T1: Plane - crown lift to give 3m clearance by tip-pruning trailing branches only. T2: Beech - crown lift to give 2m ground clearance, to reduce shading of Motte bank and reduce erosion, by tip-pruning only. T3: Thuja - crown lift to give 3m clearance. T4: Thuja - crown lift to give 2-3m clearance. T5: Laurel - coppice heavy subsiding limb to north, as shown on photo, and pollard remaining stems at approximately 2-3m. to reduce shading and risk of breaking out. T6: Ash - fell due to Ash dieback. G1: x5 Sycamore and x3 Cypress - growing at bottom of motte, fell to prevent further damage to motte retaining walls.
Granted Trees 17 docs -
8 Castle Street Totnes TQ9 5NU
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to amend layout of kitchen & reinstate internal ceilings & walls
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 26 docs
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