Planning application
18 Vansittart Road Torquay TQ2 5BW
Works: Trees Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Cypress (T1) Fell: Excessive shading and size incompatible with its position adjacent to this building, and the neighbouring property. In the past it has caused drains at the neighbouring property (No 16) to become blocked by its roots and caused damage to the adjacent tarmac paving. It's proximity to a natural stone boundary wall is such that further growth will inevitably cause the wall to fall. It dominates the conservation area and furthermore overhangs the neighbouring property at No 16 affecting both light to nearby windows and creating maintenance issues. Ash (T2) Fell: Proximity to the building creates excessive shading and significantly reduces light to adjacent windows once in full leaf. Replace both trees centrally and/or on the eastern & northern boundaries of the site with smaller native species such as Hawthorn and Hazel more compatible in size to the urban environment and conservation area.
As published by the council, reference AT/2023/0013
Application record
- Reference
- AT/2023/0013
- Type
- Works To Tree Within CA
- Status
- Registered
- Decision
- Tree - Conservation area no objections
- Received
- 18 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 8 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Tormohun
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ2 5BW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torbay register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/2022/1058 Granted
18 Vansittart Road Torquay TQ2 5BW
Demolition and replacement of boundary wall.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jan 2023
Received by Torbay
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23 Jan 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Tree - Conservation area no objections
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Torbay granted permission on 8 March 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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