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Linden Mount Pleasant Road Brixham TQ5 9RU

Decided Torbay AT/2026/0172 Works To Tree Within CA

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Intent to completely fell and remove one self-seeded Common Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior)" (T1) situated at the foot of the eastern vertical quarry rock face, adjacent to the existing old Cadet Hall building. The work will involve a systematic section-dismantling of the canopy down to a flush ground-level stump, followed by an immediate targeted chemical root-stump treatment to inhibit regrowth."

As published by the council, reference AT/2026/0172

Application record

Reference
AT/2026/0172
Type
Works To Tree Within CA
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Not to Propose TPO in CA
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Decided
24 Aug 2026
Ward
St Peters With St Marys
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TQ5 9RU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jul 2026

    Received by Torbay

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 16 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting decision

    Previously Registered.

  5. 24 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Not to Propose TPO in CA

Documents

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After the decision

Torbay has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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