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Near Properties 13, 17, 20, 23, 59 St Mary's Hill Brixham TQ5 9GY

AT/2023/0084Works To Tree Within TPOApproved

Approved on 5 June 2023

Council decision: Part allowed/part refusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

///allows.procures.festivity T1. BXHM007. 1 x Lime tree situated in front garden of No 59 St Mary's Hill - Dismantle and fell to near ground level. ///trackers.endlessly.helps Works required as the tree is outgrowing it's position in close proximity to the property. Replant more suitable species. G2. st maryshill:1:a:MixedBroadleavesMixed . 1x linear group of trees - Prune all vegetation away from adjacent properties to achieve 2m clearance. ///sparrows.rinsed.sprouted. Works required to reduce interefence by the trees with the property. G3. st maryshill:1:b:MixedBroadleaves. Buddliea Within group - Coppice to ground level and eco plug stumps. ///spices.smirks.beads. Works required to prevent future issues. G4. st marys hill:1:c:Mixed Broadleaves. 1x Willow, 1x Malus - Coppice to near ground level. ///roughness.escorting.vanish. Works required due to very poor unions and ingrown stakes. G5. st marys hill:1:f :MixedBroadleaves. Linear Group of mixed species trees - Reduce in height to form a hedge at 1.2m above ground level. ///refuse.bearings.burden. Works required due to interference with neighbouring properties and to ensure ease of future maintenance.

Received
21 March 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Peters With St Marys
Agent
Devon Tree Services
  1. Received21 Mar
  2. Validated18 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Jun

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Near Properties 13, 17, 20, 23, 59 St Mary's Hill Brixham TQ5 9GY. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 3 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across St Peters With St Marys. We hold 769 applications in total for the TQ5 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
TQ5 9GY
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 April 2023

Applicant and agent

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

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12031923
Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1980.004Covers the site · +1 more
  • National Landscape (AONB): South Devon
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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