Planning application
AT/2023/0058
Higher Warberry House Higher Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1SA
Proposal
Fell Dead Cypress
As published by the council, reference AT/2023/0058
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Feb 2023
Received by Torbay
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1 Mar 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Works exempt
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
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.
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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