Planning application
Flat 1 Combe Bank Lindthorpe Way Brixham TQ5 8PB
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
T001. 2 x Holm Oak. Crown lift over access road and garages for a ground clearance of of 4m to enable safe access and to balance trees. T003. 2 x Holm Oak. Crown lift over access road and garages, and communal seating area for a ground clearance of of 4m to enable safe access and to balance trees T10. Mixed group of trees. Crown lift Lime over parking spaces for a ground clearance of 4m. Side prune Holm Oak growing adjacent to building to achieve a sideways clearance of approx. 2.5 to 3m and a ground clearance over road of 4m. T007. Mixed woodland trees. Crown raise Sycamore growing over car park area of Penpethy Court for a ground clearance of approx. 4m. Holm Oak and Sycamore growing over footpath and highway between Penpethy Court and 2 Penpethy Road growing on Combe Bank land to be side pruned back to boundary wall and crown lifted over footpath for a ground clearance of 2.5m, and over highway for a ground clearance of 5.2m
As published by the council, reference AT/2023/0015
Application record
- Reference
- AT/2023/0015
- Type
- Works To Tree Within TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 23 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 1 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 19 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Furzeham With Summercombe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ5 8PB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2023
Received by Torbay
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1 Feb 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Approval
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23 Aug 2026
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Hi-Line Contractors Ltd Agent, a construction firm
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Torbay granted permission on 19 April 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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