Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS

AT/2022/0277Works To Tree Within TPOApproved

Approved on 14 December 2022

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T0061 - beech - height reduction by c.5-6m (tree 24m and post pruning height will be c.18m). Canopy edges will be pruned reduced by approximately 1.5m- 2m to shape. T0062 - beech - reduce height by 3-4m (tree post pruning is expected to be 21m in height). Top edges of canopy to be reduced??by??1m??to??shape. These works are specified due to the presence of the decay pathogen meripilus giganteus at the base of T0061 as diagnosed by Simon Putt of Devon Tree Services. This has the ability to reduce the structure of the tree to poor as decay progresses. T0061 has a biased crown to the south west therefore the target is private dwellings and a car park. The works are specified to T0062 due to the prevailing winds coming from the south west. This prevention management will reduce the likelihood of branch failure post reduction??of??T0061.

Received: 19 October 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Torbay Council
Ward: Tormohun
Agent: Devon Tree Services

ReceivedReceived19 Oct
ValidatedValidated24 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided14 Dec

Decided in 51 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 56 days. 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: 24 October 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent: Devon Tree Services
Agent address: Devon Tree Services Little Acre Ipplepen Newton Abbot TQ12 5TR

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11631378
Comments: 0
Documents: 8

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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