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Flat 4 Hermosa Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LB

AT/2021/0052Works To Tree Within CAAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Bay Laurel (Laurus Nobilis) BL1, 2 & 3 Three Bay Laurels are self-sown in the garden, but, because of the original extensive overgrown canopy of Cherry Laurels, Yew and Sycamore trees, they have developed elongated trunks with a top-heavy canopy. The intention would be to remove one (BL1) entirely, which now obstructs access on one of the original terraced walkways and reduce the height of the other two (BL2 & BL3) substantially, pollarding in terms of the definition in the Torbay Council "Tree and Woodland Framework for Torbay" (Jan 2020) page 18: "cutting a tree so as to encourage formation of numerous branches arising from the same height on a main stem or principle (sic) branches" By removing BL1 and reducing BL2 to a manageable large shrub of 3m. as a retained feature in the emergent garden it will allow space for the Holm Oak (T3) (less than a metre away) and Yew Tree (T6) (AT/2020/0085) to access more light and develop their canopies. By reducing BL3 to a 2m. size shrub, it will allow more light into the emergent produce area and create a specimen feature in the corner of the plot.

Received
5 February 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wellswood
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Flat 4 Hermosa Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LB. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 February 2021 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Lincombes conservation area, with 3 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 2LB
Application type
Works To Tree Within CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09487335
Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lincombes
  • Listed building: Grade II: The LawnOn or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1973.017Part of the site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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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