Planning application
7 Heritage Way Brixham Torbay TQ5 9FN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The proposed cyclical reduction of the sycamore back to previous pruning points, approximately 1.5m. Plan is to maintain the health, structure, and long term vitality of the tree. The tree was previously reduced about five years ago, and cyclical reductions help manage its size, shape, and structural integrity.
As published by the council, reference AT/2026/0014
Application record
- Reference
- AT/2026/0014
- Type
- Works To Tree Within TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 12 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- St Peters With St Marys
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ5 9FN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jan 2026
Received by Torbay
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13 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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12 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Brixham
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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.
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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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