25 Washington Close Paignton TQ3 2QJ
Approved on 8 March 2023
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 Oak (Tag 560) 1. Crown lift to 3.5m. above ground level at base of tree. Removing no branches over 75mm. diameter. Reason: To improve light levels to garden area. 2. Crown clean to remove weakly attached deadwood of 25-75mm. diameter. Reason: To improve light levels to garden area. 3. Check decay at old pruning points (not expected to be significant). Reason: Confirmation of condition T2 Oak (Tag 561) 1. Crown lift to 3.5/4m. above ground level at base of tree. Removing no branches over 75mm. diameter. Reason: To improve light levels to garden area. 2. Crown clean to remove weakly attached deadwood of 25-75mm. diameter. (very limited). Reason: To improve light levels to garden area.
- Received
- 27 December 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Preston
- ReceivedReceived27 Dec
- ValidatedValidated29 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided8 Mar
Decided in 69 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 25 Washington Close Paignton TQ3 2QJ. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Preston. We hold 1,005 applications in total for the TQ3 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
- TQ3 2QJ
- Application type
- Works To Tree Within TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 December 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Ancient Tree Forum
- Agent address
- 1 Castle Drive, Airth Falkirk Stirlingshire FK2 8GD United Kingdom
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1979.003Covers the site
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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Source: Torbay
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