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Winterbourne 421 Babbacombe Road Wellswood Torquay Torbay TQ1 2QG

AT/2017/0063Works To Tree Within CAAwaiting decision
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T2: Lime- Crown reduction by up to 3mT4: Conifer- Reduce to existing hedge height by approximately 2mH3: Bay/Laurel- Reduce by 3 metres- Exempt

Received
20 March 2017
Ward
Wellswood
  1. Received20 Mar
  2. Validated27 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Winterbourne 421 Babbacombe Road Wellswood Torquay Torbay TQ1 2QG. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 March 2017 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Warberries conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Wellswood. We hold 1,085 applications in total for the TQ1 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
TQ1 2QG
Application type
Works To Tree Within CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 March 2017

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Warberries
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1972.016Covers the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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