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3, Priory Gardens, Whitchurch, PL19 9NZ

3103/22/TPOWorks to a TPO TreeApproved

Approved on 24 October 2022

Council decision: Lesser Tree Works Allowed

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

Proposal

T1: Copper Beach - Crown height reduction by 2 metres, Lateral reduction on North East side to give 3 metre clearance to property (3Priory Gardens), Lateral reduction on western side to give 3 metreclearance to property (2 Priory Gardens) and Lateral reduction on(rest of the sides) N,E & S by 2 metres in order to maintain theshape and balance of the tree and to ensure the tree does not becometoo top heavy and to allow light & air to both the houses

Received
2 September 2022
Ward
Tavistock South East
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated7 Sep
  3. Consult.20 Oct
  4. Target2 Nov
  5. Decided24 Oct

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 3, Priory Gardens, Whitchurch, PL19 9NZ. South West Devon has handled 906 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than South West Devon's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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 9NZ
Application type
Works to a TPO Tree
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tavistock
District
West Devon

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 September 2022
Consultation expiry
20 October 2022
Consultation end
20 October 2022
Last date for comments
20 October 2022
Target decision date
2 November 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Hawkstone Cottage Lower Metherell Callington PL17 8BJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
17

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 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.

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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South West Devon

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