Planning application
Glenthorne Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Lawson Cypress - Remove. S2 Bay - Remove. T4 Weeping Cherry - Crown reduce lateral branches on east and south sides by 0.5 -0.75m, pruning back to suitable growth points. The current height is 1.5m, spread is 2m north, east and south, 1.5m west. The post pruning dimensions would be 1.5m height, 1.25-1.5m east and south, 1.5m west. T5 Yew - Remove. T6 Lawson Cypress - Remove. T7 Holm Oak - Remove. T8 Lawson Cypress - Remove. T9 Lawson Cypress - Crown reduce height by 1m, to manage as a hedge. The existing height is 3m, the post pruning height would be 2m. The spread remains the same. S10 Silk Tassel Bush - Crown reduce by 1-2m, pruning back to suitable growth points. The existing height is 4m, the spread is 0m north, 2m east and west, 3m south. The post pruning dimensions would be 3m high, 0m north, 1m east and west, 1-2m south. T11 Yew - Remove. T12 Yew - Crown reduce height by 1-2m, pruning back to suitable growth points. The existing height is 4m, the post pruning height would be 2-3m. T13 Holly - Crown reduce height by 1m, to manage as a hedge. The existing height is 5m, the post pruning height would be 4m. Spread remains the same. G14 Lawson Cypress - Remove. T15 Japanese Maple - Crown reduce longest branches by 0.5-1m, to provide space for adjacent Monkey Puzzle to south. The existing height is 3m, the spread is 3m north and west, 2.5m east and 2m south. The post pruning height would be 2.5m, the spread would be 2m north and west, 2m east and 1m south. The rear garden has lacked long term management works for the last decade and is densely populated with vegetation. A number of trees and shrubs have outgrown their context. Pruning works / removals are recommended in order to allow reasonable usage of the garden, and to prioritise space for better quality vegetation. See accompanying report and plan for further details. Note: works to T3 yew have been applied for as part of a separate TPO tree works application.
As published by the council, reference AT/2024/0276
Application record
- Reference
- AT/2024/0276
- Type
- Works To Tree Within CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections Raised
- Received
- 9 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 20 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Wellswood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ1 1QP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torbay register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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AT/2024/0275 Refused
Glenthorne Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QP
T3 Yew Crown Reduction (preferred option 1) Option 1 - reduce the height by 3m from branch tips, remove 1m from the east and south sides, nothing from the west side ? pruning back to suitable growth points. Option 2 - reduce the height by 2m from branch tips, 0.75m from the east side and 1m from the south side. Crown lift Crown lift over shed on south-west side by lifting up to 2.5m above ground level, shaped in naturally. Pruning back to suitable growth points. Reasons for works This tree is growing close to the rear of the house and dominates views into the garden. The garden has lacked long term management works for the last decade, this tree has outgrown its context. Pruning works are proposed in order to allow reasonable usage of the garden. Pruning works are proposed to manage the size of this tree which has very dense foliage, with very little light penetration all year round. Yews respond well to pruning, with regard to regrowth and resistance to decay.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2024
Received by Torbay
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15 Oct 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Nov 2024
Decision issued: No Objections Raised
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1 Aug 2026
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Aspect Tree Consultancy Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Newton Abbot
Active · incorporated 2008 · Newton Abbot
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Glenthorne Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QP
T3 Yew Crown Reduction (preferred option 1) Option 1 - reduce the height by 3m from branch tips, remove 1m from the east and south sides, nothing from the west side ? pruning back to suitable growth points. Option 2 - reduce the height by 2m from branch tips, 0.75m from the east side and 1m from the south side. Crown lift Crown lift over shed on south-west side by lifting up to 2.5m above ground level, shaped in naturally. Pruning back to suitable growth points. Reasons for works This tree is growing close to the rear of the house and dominates views into the garden. The garden has lacked long term management works for the last decade, this tree has outgrown its context. Pruning works are proposed in order to allow reasonable usage of the garden. Pruning works are proposed to manage the size of this tree which has very dense foliage, with very little light penetration all year round. Yews respond well to pruning, with regard to regrowth and resistance to decay.
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