Planning application
2A Keysfield Road Paignton TQ4 6EP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The tree is situated in our front garden on the border with the house next door. The crown overhanging next door has been cut back to approximately four to five feet. The crown on our side of the garden has not been pruned (by the previous owners of our property); and as such is now twelve to fifteen wide. Our main area of concern is the fact that the branches are beginning to grow through the telephone wires that serve the house next door, and will begin to cause damage in the near future. If this work is done the tree will also begin to look more symmetrical and in fitting with the area.
As published by the council, reference AT/2026/0133
Application record
- Reference
- AT/2026/0133
- Type
- Works To Tree Within TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Decided
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Roundham With Hyde
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ4 6EP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by Torbay
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19 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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1 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Torbay granted permission on 13 July 2026, 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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