72 Freshwater Drive Paignton TQ4 7SD

1. 11 Nov 2019

   Received by Torbay

2. 18 Nov 2019

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Nov 2019

   Decision issued: Works exempt

4. 23 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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