49A High Street Totnes TQ9 5NP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Laurel – removal of hedge and replacement with either Hornbeam or Beech as a hedge or a crab apple tree to allow for continued privacy between properties to be maintained to a height of 3 - 3.5m Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 May 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026
Site constraints 1
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 5NP
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Totnes
- Parish
- Totnes
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 19 May 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Woodland & Countryside Services
How this decision compares
Decided in 34 days from validation, about the council's usual 35 days. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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
- 21 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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