Planning application
The Garden Annexe 29 High Street Totnes TQ9 5NP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Silver Birch - Crown thin by 20% and crown height reduction by 1-2m and lateral reduction on all sides by 1-2 metres keeping a nice shape to the tree & T2: Holly - Fell
As published by the council, reference 2690/25/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2690/25/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works No Objection Raised
- Received
- 10 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Totnes
- Parish
- Totnes
- Postcode
- TQ9 5NP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2025
Received by West Devon
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12 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works No Objection Raised
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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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