9 Westward Close Totnes TQ9 5HB

1500/25/TPOWorks to a TPO TreeApproved

Approved on 23 June 2025

Council decision: Tree Works Allowed

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

G1: Hazel - coppicing of stems larger than 100mm diameter to 0.5m above ground level, for hedge laying of smaller/younger stems. T2: Leyland Cypress - height reduction of approx. 2m, storm damage removal within canopy, to control canopy size.

Received: 20 May 2025
Council: South Hams District Council
Ward: Totnes

ReceivedReceived20 May
ValidatedValidated20 May
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided23 Jun

Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 9 Westward Close Totnes TQ9 5HB. South West Devon has handled 906 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than South West Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Totnes. We hold 2,953 applications in total for the TQ9 postcode area.

93% of trees applications at South Hams District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: TQ9 5HB
Application type: Works to a TPO Tree
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Totnes
District: South Hams

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 May 2025
Consultation start: 21 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 52 Eden Vale Road Paignton TQ3 2JH

Additional information

Documents: 6

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: South West Devon

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