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55 St Margarets Avenue Torquay TQ1 4LL

AT/2023/0118Works To Tree Within TPORefused

Proposal

T001 - Wellingtonia - Dismantle and fell - for supporting information please see attached tree report DTS23.10610.1QTRA

Received
18 April 2023
Decided
20 June 2023 · Refusal
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Marychurch
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received18 Apr
  2. Validated24 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Jun

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Torbay87% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at 55 St Margarets Avenue Torquay TQ1 4LL. Torbay has handled 729 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 63 days, 8 days longer than Torbay's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across St Marychurch. We hold 1,050 applications in total for the TQ1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
AT/2023/0118
Address
55 St Margarets Avenue Torquay TQ1 4LL
Postcode
TQ1 4LL
Local Authority
Torbay
Application Type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
St Marychurch

Applicant & Agent

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

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
18 April 2023
Date Decided
20 June 2023
Date Validated
24 April 2023
Date Submitted
18 April 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Refusal
Decided By
Delegated

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Reference
AP/2023/0065
Appeal Status
Appeal decided
Appeal Result
Allowed

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12098266
Comments
0
Documents
6
Coordinates
50.479550, -3.527018
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Torbay

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 2016.001Protected tree on or next to this site
  • 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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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