Planning application
Chilcote House 14 Manor Road Torquay TQ1 3JX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Failed retaining wall adjacent public highway. Part retrospective application - for root pruning. Part application for crown reduction. Recommendations: Do not cut any more of tree or roots over 2.5cm in diameter. Prune off small fibrous roots with sharp clean tool (such as secateurs) to minimise the size of the wound and reduce the possibility of decay pathogens gaining access to the roots. Cover exposed roots (including fine fibrous feeding roots) with hessian sack and wet to prevent further desiccation. Rebuild wall around tree shape and root form. Protect the roots from leachate with a polythene root barrier from base of foundation to level of tree mass. Undertake a crown reduction in height by 3m by drop crotching, reducing the lateral branches by 2m to leave a crown of a good form.
As published by the council, reference AT/2021/0161
Application record
- Reference
- AT/2021/0161
- Type
- Works To Tree Within TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 30 Apr 2021
- Validated
- 4 May 2021
- Decided
- 28 Jun 2021
- Ward
- St Marychurch
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ1 3JX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2021
Received by Torbay
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4 May 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jun 2021
Decision issued: Approval
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2 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Newton Abbot
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
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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