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Torbay Hospital Newton Road Torquay TQ2 7AA

AT/2019/0146Works To Tree Within TPOApproved

Approved on 28 August 2019

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Rear Garden Boundary of 17, Summerfield Road & Lawes Bridge Woodland (Torbay Hospital); Crown lift branch growth up to approximately x6.5 metres from ground level above the adjacent out building & overhanging the rear garden of 17 Summerfield Rd which includes T1 - X1 Chestnut, T2 - X1 Sycamore & T3 - X1Holm Oak. Crown lifting secondary growth only, pruning back to primary stems with final pruning cuts of NO bigger than x100mm All pruning cuts to be made at suitable growth points. Rear Garden Boundary of 15, Summerfield Road & Lawes Bridge Woodland (Torbay Hospital); Crown lift branch growth up to approximately x6.5 metres from ground level overhanging the rear garden of 15 Summerfield Rd which includes T4 - X4 Lime & T5 - X1 Ash. All pruning cuts to be made at suitable growth points. All works carried out to BS 3998:2010 Tree Works Recommendation Remove all cut material from site Reason for proposed works are as follows;. . Improve crown structure and form . Reduce risk of failure . Maintain health . Prolong useful life expectancy . Removal of dead, dying or diseased wood . Allow better light levels into gardens . Provide clearance over garden area . Reduce shade . Improve aesthetics

Received
22 June 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Shiphay
  1. Received22 Jun
  2. Validated4 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Aug

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Torbay Hospital Newton Road Torquay TQ2 7AA. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There have been 32 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Shiphay. 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 7AA
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 July 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Teign Trees
Agent address
CLEARWATER BISHOPSTEIGNTON ROAD TEIGNMOUTH TQ149PH United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07952654
Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    21 Sep

    Demolition of 1950's prefabricated single storey concrete structure at the Torbay Hospital Environmental…

    PendingHouseholderP/2026/0589
  2. 2026
    6 Jan

    T046 - Fagus sylvatica (Common Beech), 25m monolith to 6m W3W things.landscape.finest T1016 - Acer…

    ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2026/0006
  3. 2025
    30 Sep

    Construction of two storey extension and associated plant room to infill existing disused courtyard area.

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationP/2025/0622
  4. 2024
    31 Oct

    Two storey extension and refurbishment of the Emergency Department with new external stepped and ramped…

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationP/2024/0751
  5. 2023
    21 Dec

    A new mixed use clinical hub building four storeys high and a further partial floor of lower ground. The site…

    ApprovedMajor Planning ApplicationP/2024/0001
  6. 2023
    28 Sep

    Replacement of x 6 antennas, x 1 equipment cabinet and x 1 GPS node, with associated works.

    ApprovedTelecommunications - Outside Cons. AreaP/2023/0863

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