Planning application
Port Hill Cottage 102 Stoke Gabriel Road Brixham TQ5 0EJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fell 4x Ash trees - diseased with Ash Dieback
As published by the council, reference AT/2025/0269
Application record
- Reference
- AT/2025/0269
- Type
- Works To Tree Within CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objections Raised
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 13 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Churston With Galmpton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ5 0EJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2025
Received by Torbay
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4 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Oct 2025
Decision issued: No Objections Raised
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12 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Brixham
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Torbay granted permission on 13 October 2025, 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.
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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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