Planning application
Broadway Dartmouth Road Paignton TQ5 0LH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
5 Day Notice T1 - Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) - Fell to ground level. Entirely dead. Dead crown, no live foliage and clear evidence of total physiological failure. Retain the stump. No stump grinding as this would risk damaging the roots of neighbouring Scots Pines of the same species.
As published by the council, reference AT/2026/0148
Application record
- Reference
- AT/2026/0148
- Type
- Works To Tree-Dead And Dangerous
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 9 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Churston With Galmpton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TQ5 0LH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2026
Received by Torbay
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10 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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