Planning application
AT/2024/0246
Alston Farm Alston Lane Brixham TQ5 0HT
Proposal
T2, multi-stemmed sycamore growing over garage; fell and replace as part of roadside hedge improvement work (growing within G4 below) G3, clump of poor sycamore & ash growing over lower garden terraces; fell and replace as part of residential garden work G4, un-managed, former roadside hedge, now line of multi-stemmed sycamores; coppice majority of trees, leaving better stems as hedgerow standards and replace with more diverse native species - works undertaken over 5-year management period G5, un-managed wooded upper garden area, exclusively sycamore, fell selective trees and replace with more diverse species - works undertaken over 5-year management period All works specified on the appended tree work plan. Felled trees to be replaced with more diverse native species also specified on the appended tree work plan.
As published by the council, reference AT/2024/0246
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2024
Received by Torbay
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2 Oct 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Nov 2024
Decision issued: No Objections Raised
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
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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