Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
Approved on 8 November 2022
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
TT0090 Holm Oak - Reduce in height by approximately 4m to suitable pollard points leaving the tree at a height of 7m from ground level. Reduce the canopy edge on the North and East side of the tree by approximately 3m to suitable pollard points. This will reduce the overhang over the property below and wind loading on the branch unions and cavity through the primary stem. This action will help retain and manage re growth on 7-year cyclical prune in the future. No cuts will be greater than 150mm in diameter. Remove epicormic growth on the primary stems up to a height. This work is recommended from the recent tree report DTS22.5302.1.QTRA. T0089 Holm Oak - Reduce in height by approximately 2m to suitable growth points, no cuts will be greater than 40mm in diameter. Reduce the canopy edge on the North, East and South side of the canopy by approximately 2m to suitable growth points. This action is to reduce the overhang over the properties below as the tree is heavily biased at these compass points. T0088 Lucombe Oak - Reduce in height by approximately 3m to suitable growth points. Reduce Canopy edges on the North, East and South side of the tree by approximately 2-3m no cuts will be greater than 50mm. This action is to reduce loading on branch unions overhanging the properties below the tree. Trees on Report T9 is TT0090 T10 is TT0089 T13 is TT0088
- Received
- 4 August 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Tormohun
- Agent
- Devon Tree Services
- ReceivedReceived4 Aug
- ValidatedValidated9 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided8 Nov
Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 96 days, 6 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There have been 15 other applications 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 5LS
- Application type
- Works To Tree Within TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 August 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Devon Tree Services
- Agent address
- Devon Tree Services Little Acre Ipplepen Newton Abbot TQ12 5TR undefined
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)
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
15 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202624 Jul
T 030 - Multiple stemmed lapsed sycamore coppice. Growing on bank bordering road and in striking distance of…
PendingWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2026/0191 - 202616 Jun
T008: 1x Mature Beech Large buttress roots formed around the base of the tree, situated as focal point for…
PendingWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2026/0155 - 20265 May
Certificate of lawfulness for existing: Confirmation of lawful implementation of development approved under…
ApprovedApplicationP/2026/0292 - 202610 Feb
T1: Mature Holm Oak: Crown reduce the height and lateral spread by approximately 3 - 3.5 metres, pruning…
PendingWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2026/0055 - 202622 Jan
T1 - x1 Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) Proposed works: Re-pollard the tree to approximately 6 metres above ground…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2026/0032 - 202523 Oct
T0061 - 1x Mature Beech Tree Sectionally dismantle the tree to leave a retained 4.0 metre monolith, utilising…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2025/0315 - 202515 May
Tree Details: Species: Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Location: Meadow Field - ///handicaps.edit.darkens…
WithdrawnWorks To Tree-Dead And DangerousAT/2025/0137 - 20257 Mar
T0972 - ///monk.comforted.boomer - Horse chestnut - Crown lift up to approximately x6 metres from ground…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2025/0081 - 202429 Oct
G005 - Common ash - Group of 4 trees adjacent to site access down steep bank with branches overhanging access…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2024/0301 - 202414 Jun
1 x Elm tree - Crown lift up to approximately x4 metres from ground level to achieve the desired vertical…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2024/0156 - 202219 Oct
T0061 - beech - height reduction by c.5-6m (tree 24m and post pruning height will be c.18m). Canopy edges…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2022/0277 - 20218 Jun
T1 - Ash - Remove to near ground level. This tree is moribund as diagnosed by Devon Tree Services and viewed…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2021/0206 - 202127 Jan
H1 - Laurel hedge on left hand side of main drive - dismantle to 30cm from ground level stumps. This stretch…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2021/0041 - 20199 Jan
Poplar (T1) - Fell as the tree has outgrown its position and is hampering the management of the scented…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2019/0008 - 20192 Jan
5 Day Dead/ Dangerous Notification Please be advised that we intend to carry out the following works under…
ApprovedWorks To Tree-Dead And DangerousAT/2019/0001
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