Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Gatesgarth, Down Road, Tavistock, PL19 9AF

Split decision West Devon 4108/22/TPO Works to a TPO Tree

Works: Trees

Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.

Proposal

T1: Beech - Fell due to poor primary branch attachments, weak compression forks & tree overhanging garage & neighbouring property.Previously lost large branch. Tree can't mature in this condition orin this position. Felling will allow adjacent Beech (T2) more room sothat it can be more visually pleasing in the long run, T2: Beech -Crown reduce by 1.5-2 metres to allow more pleasing shape/form andTG3: 2x Birch - Crown reduce by 1-1.5 metres to allow more pleasingshape/form. trees to be shaped as single unit

As published by the council, reference 4108/22/TPO

Application record

Reference
4108/22/TPO
Type
Works to a TPO Tree
Status
Part Approved / Part Refused
Decision
Part approved, part refused As published: Split Decision
Received
30 Nov 2022
Validated
30 Nov 2022
Decided
17 Apr 2023
Ward
Tavistock South East
Parish
Tavistock
Postcode
PL19 9AF

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Devon register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022.

  • 4339/22/HHO Withdrawn

    Gatesgarth, Down Road, Tavistock, PL19 9AF

    Householder application for proposed extension & alterations to existing bungalow

    Decided 22 Mar 2023 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Nov 2022

    Received by West Devon

  2. 17 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Split Decision

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 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.

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

After the decision

West Devon has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Gatesgarth, Down Road, Tavistock, PL19 9AF

    4339/22/HHO Submitted 9 Dec 2022 0m away

    Householder application for proposed extension & alterations to existing bungalow

    Withdrawn Householder Extension 28 docs
    Domestic
  • Gatesgarth, Down Road, Tavistock, PL19 9AF

    4108/22/TPO Submitted 30 Nov 2022 0m away

    T1: Beech - Fell due to poor primary branch attachments, weak compression forks & tree overhanging garage & neighbouring property.Previously lost large branch. Tree can't mature in this condition orin this position. Felling will allow adjacent Beech (T2) more room sothat it can be more visually pleasing in the long run, T2: Beech -Crown reduce by 1.5-2 metres to allow more pleasing shape/form andTG3: 2x Birch - Crown reduce by 1-1.5 metres to allow more pleasingshape/form. trees to be shaped as single unit

    Split decision Trees 15 docs
  • Redmoor House, Down Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9AF

    3357/19/TPO Submitted 15 Oct 2019 0m away

    T1: Norway Maple - crown height reduction by 1.5m back to previouspruning points and thinning around telephone wire to preserve shapeand protect phone lines

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • Redmoor House, Down Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9AF

    3357/19/TPO Submitted 15 Oct 2019 0m away

    T1: Norway Maple - crown height reduction by 1.5m back to previouspruning points and thinning around telephone wire to preserve shapeand protect phone lines

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • Gatesgarth, Down Road, Tavistock, PL19 9AF

    4339/22/HHO Submitted 9 Dec 2022 0m away

    Householder application for proposed extension & alterations to existing bungalow

    Withdrawn Householder Extension 28 docs
    Domestic
  • High Trees 8 Downlea Tavistock PL19 9AW

    0103/26/TPO Submitted 14 Jan 2026 68m away

    TPO S249; T1: Ash - remove over hanging branches at boundary from ground level to 10m height in order to balance tree, including dead crossing branches. T2: Red Oak - remove over hanging branches at boundary from ground level to 10m height in order to balance tree, including dead crossing branches. T3,T6: Sycamore - remove over hanging branches at boundary from ground level to 10m height in order to balance tree, including dead crossing branches. T4,T5: Beech - remove over hanging branches at boundary from ground level to 10m height in order to balance tree, including dead crossing branches. T7: Mulberry - remove over hanging branches at boundary from ground level to 10m height in order to balance tree, including dead crossing branches.

    Granted Trees 15 docs

In West Devon

  • 2466/26/TCA Decided

    Bay House Dartmouth Road Stoke Fleming TQ6 0NU

    T1: Bay - reduce to 1.5m agl.

    2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 2465/26/TCA Decided

    2 Manor Court Stoke Fleming TQ6 0PG

    T1: Magnolia - reduce canopy next to Rectory Lane by 1.5m, raise canopy height in driveway to 3m AGL. T2: Cryptomaria - remove limb on E side at 1m AGL growing into Rectory Lane. T3: Beech – lateral reduction over neighbouring house by 2m. T4: Holm Oak - crown height reduction to 3m AGL over Manor Court parking area. T5: Sweet Chestnut - remove x2 x limbs at 3m AGL on S side over neighbouring driveway. T6: Beech – lateral reduction on N side by 1m AGL.

    2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 2113/26/TPO Granted

    King Edward Vi College, Ashburton Road Totnes TQ9 5JX

    T1: Douglas Fir – fell, in decline.

    30 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 0850/26/TPO Granted

    Devon Reach Pilgrim Drive Bere Alston PL20 7DB

    T1, T2: Oak - crown height reduction of 2 metres.

    27 Mar 2026 Trees
  • 2068/26/TPO Granted

    Haytor Swannaton Road Dartmouth TQ6 9RL

    G1: Beech trees - 3 x trees - Crown reduce the concentric crowns by 2m and crown lift / upright crown over the shed to South west 740, 741, 742, 743, T1, G2: Ash Trees - (5 trees, 2 dead) - fell and remove. Please see Tree Survey for detailed information

    28 Jul 2026 Trees