Planning application
14 Richmond Close Torquay TQ1 2PW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: 1x Ash: Tree has 75% Ash die back: Pollard to primary pollard points with final cuts made at approximately X5 metres from ground level to Initiate a well-balanced candelabra framework for future branch structure to establish. Recommendations are to limit future failure of primary limbs as tree is leaning heavily into neighbours garden.
As published by the council, reference AT/2024/0237
Application record
- Reference
- AT/2024/0237
- Type
- Works To Tree Within TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 4 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 6 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 29 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Wellswood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ1 2PW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2024
Received by Torbay
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6 Sep 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Approval
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torbay granted permission on 29 October 2024, 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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