Hospice Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
Approved on 1 September 2020
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Rear of number 12 Ben Johnson Close; G2 Dismantle to near ground level 1 x ash tree Reduce the larger Turkey oak by 2 metres of the crown height and spread. Trim back all remaining foliage to create 3 metres clearance from the roof and side of the property. Main drive: G1 2 x holm oak to the side of property on Pilmuir Avenue, crown lift/reduce to achieve 3m clearance from the property. Remove 1 x group of sycamore to near ground level. Re-pollard 1 x Lucombe oak to previous pruning points and crown lift the remaining branches to achieve 3 metres clearance for the neighbouring property. Trim the top of the hedge between the two properties. All works are required due to conflicts with neighbouring properties.
- Received
- 2 July 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Cockington With Chelston
- Agent
- Devon Tree Services
- ReceivedReceived2 Jul
- ValidatedValidated6 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided1 Sep
Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Hospice Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Cockington With Chelston. 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 5LS
- Application type
- Works To Tree Within TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 July 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Devon Tree Services
- Agent address
- Devon Tree Services Little Acre Ipplepen Newton Abbot TQ12 5TR
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1974.016Part of the site · +4 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202028 Feb
T312 - Horse Chestnut - Fell - See report 19.361.1.QTRA
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2020/0066 - 201916 Oct
T307 Mature beech to fell and replant with same species in close proximity to same location 10-12cm
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2019/0277 - 201924 Jul
Tree reference G2 - 3rd Western Red Cedar as you come up the drive for Rowcroft. You can see some time ago…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2019/0178 - 201911 Jun
Priority red. T 242; Fell asap. T 243; Fell asap. T 244; Fell asap. T 245; Fell within 3 months. T 303;Fell…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2019/0135
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