6 The Plains Totnes TQ9 5DR Data via plota.co.uk

3219/25/TCA - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1: London Plane - to undertake 2.5m clearance from the building, removing nothing greater than 150mm diameter Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Oct 2025
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Validated
28 Apr 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

53 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 5a, the Plains, Grade II, about 6 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II*, 48 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 53 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath about 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Scheduled monument about 118 m away: Medieval chapel of the Holy Ghost and St Katherine at Warland, 250m south west of Totnes Bridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Totnes built-up area; Flood defence about 35 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood).
Not affected
Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
South Hams
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
TQ9 5DR
Received
30 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Totnes
Parish
Totnes
Case officer
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Decision
Approved
Decision date
29 May 2026
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 4 days faster than South Hams's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
182decided in the last year

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
29 Apr 2026
South Hams
Planning Authority Score
6.3/10
Average
#89 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Hams decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #116 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #165 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #97 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #69 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
130 decided (1-9 homes)
70%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,018
Total decisions
101 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.