5 Kirkstead Close Torquay Devon TQ2 7NJ
Approved on 30 June 2010
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Evergreen Oak (T1) - Reduce back secondary branches of southern aspect of canopy overhanging the house by 2m to allow light onto footpath below. Crown lift lower northern aspect of canopy up to 4m to allow light underneath the tree and through to the garden. Crown Thin 10% - Reasons: this is a large dominant tree in close proximity to a small dwelling. The applicant wishes to obtain more light onto the areas below the tree without detracting from its overall appearance but reducing its dominance in relation to the property.
- Received
- 23 April 2010
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Tormohun
- Agent
- Knowle Tree Services
- ReceivedReceived23 Apr
- ValidatedValidated30 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided30 Jun
Decided in 61 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 5 Kirkstead Close Torquay Devon TQ2 7NJ. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Tormohun. We hold 1,287 applications in total for the TQ2 postcode area.
87% of trees applications at Torbay Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TQ2 7NJ
- Application type
- Work to Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 April 2010
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Knowle Tree Services
- Agent address
- Knowle Nursery Broadhempston Totnes Devon TQ9 6BA
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 2000.001Protected tree on or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202515 Sep
T1 - Mature Holm Oak - To reduce all lateral branches growing over the properties roof to acheive a clearance…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2025/0278 - 202024 Mar
T1 Monterey Cypress fell and remove safety reasons - see report by Dart Tree
RefusedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2020/0102 - 201819 Mar
T1: Holm Oak- To reduce all lateral branches touching and overhanging the property roof to achieve 3m…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2018/0064
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