Planning application
Priory Orchard Priory Avenue Totnes TQ9 5HR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Liquidambar - crown height reduction by approx 1.5m to reduce wind loading & reduce chances of main leaders failing. Lateral reduction on all sides by 0.5m - 1m following crown height reduction
As published by the council, reference 2775/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2775/26/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Within Consultation Period
- Received
- 2 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Totnes
- Parish
- Totnes
- Postcode
- TQ9 5HR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2026
Received by South Hams
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11 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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
3 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.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
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.
Nearby applications
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Chy Vean Priory Avenue Totnes TQ9 5HR
T2: Magnolia – crown reduction of up to 1.5m. T3: Cotoneaster – fell. T4: Irish Yew - crown reduction of up to 1.5m. G1: Pittosporum, Laurel, Bay, Thuja Plicata, Lawsons Cypress - fell, stump grind and replace with fruiting trees.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Chy Vean Priory Avenue Totnes TQ9 5HR
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Granted Trees 6 docs -
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