Planning application
Woodsome Woodend Road Torquay TQ1 2PZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T0063- holm oak (Quercus ilex)- Carry out crown reduction by up to 2.5 meters to BS3998 due to the tree not being managed therefore their being many split unions with a high risk of failure. please see the tree report for further reasons and evidence
As published by the council, reference AT/2022/0334
Application record
- Reference
- AT/2022/0334
- Type
- Works To Tree Within TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 9 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 14 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 8 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Wellswood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ1 2PZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2022
Received by Torbay
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14 Dec 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Approval
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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4 documents on file for this application
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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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