5 Frobisher Way Tavistock PL19 8RE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T3, T4, T5: Hazel – Crown height reduction by up to 1.5m (maximum). Reducing the height of these trees will allow more light in to all the surrounding gardens and should propagate growth at the base of the trees to form a thicker hedge between the properties. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Last checked 8 Sept 2026
Site constraints 6
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 2
Last sold for £325,000 in December 2014. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- West Devon
- Application type
- Works to a TPO Tree
- Postcode
- PL19 8RE
- Received
- 10 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Tavistock North
- Parish
- Tavistock
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 18 Aug 2026
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by West Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. West Devon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 10 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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