Home Down House, 231, Whitchurch Road, Tavistock, PL19 9DQ
Approved on 1 August 2022
Council decision: Lesser Tree Works Allowed
Proposal
T1: Mature Copper Beech tree - Removal of branch at approximately 10 metres from ground level on North East side, Reduce 2 x Lower brancheson North East side at 8 metres above ground level by 3 metres andLateral reduction by 2-2.5 metres on North East side due to treeoverhanging enterance to property and T2: Mature Copper Beech tree -Removal of Deadwood (deadwood exempt), Removal of branch on North Eastside at 10 metres above ground level, Reduce limb at 10 metres onSouth side by 3 metres due to overhanging neighbours garden, Reducelimb at 11 metres on South side by 3 metres due to overhangingneighbours garden, Reduce limb at 12 metres on South side by 3 metres
- Received
- 18 May 2022
- Council
- South Hams District Council
- Ward
- Tavistock South East
- ReceivedReceived18 May
- ValidatedValidated6 Jun
- Consult.Consultation5 Jul
- TargetTarget Date1 Aug
- DecidedDecided1 Aug
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Home Down House, 231, Whitchurch Road, Tavistock, PL19 9DQ. South West Devon has handled 906 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 3 weeks longer than South West Devon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Tavistock South East. We hold 827 applications in total for the PL19 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
- PL19 9DQ
- Application type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Tavistock
- District
- West Devon
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 June 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 5 July 2022
- Consultation end
- 5 July 2022
- Last date for comments
- 5 July 2022
- Target decision date
- 1 August 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 2 Madeira Villas Whitchurch Rd Horrabridge, Yelverton PL20 7TZ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 22
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low 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.
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© 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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20252 Jun
T1: Blue Gum Eucalyptus – fell tree as it is threatening stability & safety of Devon stone boundary wall
ApprovedWorks to a Tree in a Conservation Area1622/25/TCA - 202429 Aug
T1: Blue Gum Eucalyptus - all work to be done on the lowest southerly primary limb approximately 3 metres…
ApprovedWorks to a Tree in a Conservation Area2773/24/TCA
Source: South West Devon
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