Planning application
Primrose Cottage 11 Mount Tavy Road Tavistock PL19 9JB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1: Beech - Crown height reduction by no more than 2.25m. Reduce lateral spread on all four cardinal bearing N S E and W by 1.75 - 2.25 metres throughout. Reason for Works: reduce the amount of shading the tree creates, risk of overhang onto neighbour to West.
As published by the council, reference 2780/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2780/26/TCA
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Within Consultation Period
- Received
- 5 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 5 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Tavistock South East
- Parish
- Tavistock
- Postcode
- PL19 9JB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Oct 2026
Received by West Devon
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11 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Devon took a median of 53 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
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Devon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Devon 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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