Planning Application Details - AT/2026/0165

Lime (T1) - I am writing to give formal notice under the five day exemption for urgent works to T1 Lime at Warberry Lodge, Higher Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1SD. The tree is a lapsed pollard that has recently suffered a catastrophic limb failure, resulting in the loss of approximately half of its crown. The failure has exposed extensive, structurally unsound wood at the historic pollard head and left the remaining crown severely imbalanced, with significant torsional loading on the remaining scaffold limbs. The remaining structure is now asymmetrical and unstable, subject to further unpredictable failure, compromised at the old pollard points, and located directly above a regularly occupied garden with pedestrian access beneath the crown. Given the scale of the failure and the compromised structural integrity of the remaining crown, the tree now presents an immediate and unacceptable risk. The situation meets the criteria for urgent works under the exemption. Proposed Works: Fell T1 Lime to ground level to remove the immediate hazard. No additional works are proposed.

Application Details

Reference: AT/2026/0165
Address: Warberry Lodge Higher Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1SD
Postcode: TQ1 1SD
Local Authority: Torbay
Application Type: Trees
Scale / Size: Small
Status: Undecided

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address: 168 New Road Brixham TQ5 8DA GB

Key Dates

Date Received: 2026-06-30
Date Validated: 2026-06-30
Date Submitted: 2026-06-30

Decision

Decided By: Delegated
Case Officer: See source

Additional Information

Coordinates: 50.469322, -3.512794