Priory Orchard Priory Avenue Totnes TQ9 5HR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Liquidambar - crown height reduction by approx 1.5m to reduce wind loading & reduce chances of main leaders failing. Lateral reduction on all sides by 0.5m - 1m following crown height reduction Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Nov 2026, from South Hams's recent tree and landscaping works.
Documents 3
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £500,000 in January 2019. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- South Hams
- Application type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- TQ9 5HR
- Received
- 2 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Totnes
- Parish
- Totnes
- Case officer
- Show
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Kneebone Trees LTD
Decision outlook
Day 7 of the 56-day target. South Hams usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 35.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by South Hams in the last twelve months, from validation. South Hams decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 5 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 26 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
South Hams is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #97 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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