Planning application
All Saints Church Church Street Brixham TQ5 8HG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
2 Lime trees We would like to reduce the crown height and girth by 50% This is a re-pollarding to the previous pollard points as part of the on-going maintenance to the trees. You permitted that to the same trees back in 2019 (AT/2029/0179/TCA). Approximately 4 metres of growth is proposed to be removed. See annotated photo
As published by the council, reference AT/2025/0320
Application record
- Reference
- AT/2025/0320
- Type
- Works To Tree Within CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections Raised
- Received
- 24 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 22 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Furzeham With Summercombe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ5 8HG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Oct 2025
Received by Torbay
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19 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No Objections Raised
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Torbay granted permission on 22 December 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.
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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