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19 St Marys Hill Brixham TQ5 9GY

AT/2023/0223Works To Tree Within TPOApproved

Approved on 19 September 2023

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

///machinery.published.supposing T1. 1x Willow situated between No's 17 & 19 - Dismantle and fell to near ground level. Remove self set saplings around the base of the Willow tree. Trim shrubs within the area back to shape. Clear area, where Willow is situated, of any debris, including area of woodland situated above where numerous buddleia's have been previously cut to ground level. Justification - T1. Willow has out grown its area and heavily conflicting with the neighbouring properties. T2.Cut back all vegetation and branches that are overhanging the footpath so all growth is behind fence line. Primary branches can be removed back to the main stem of individual trees as necessary. All cuts shall be made to suitable pruning points. G2. Various low branches encroaching onto woodland. Secondary and tertiary branches will be removed only back to suitable pruning cuts.

Received
24 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Peters With St Marys
Agent
Devon Tree Services
  1. Received24 Jul
  2. Validated26 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Sep

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 19 St Marys Hill Brixham TQ5 9GY. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. 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
26 July 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-12311392
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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Torbay

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