Little Oldway Oldway Road Paignton TQ3 2TD
Refused on 5 April 2024
Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Sweet Chestnut (T5) - Height reduction by approximately 6 meters because the upper crown is dead. Topping just above a junction where primary branches connect to the stem. The asymmetrical shape of the crown poses a high risk of the tree falling and is not tolerated by the homeowner.
- Received
- 17 November 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Preston
- ReceivedReceived17 Nov
- ValidatedValidated13 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Apr
Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Little Oldway Oldway Road Paignton TQ3 2TD. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 140 days, 12 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 9 other applications 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 2TD
- Application type
- Works To Tree Within TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 February 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 168 New Road Brixham TQ5 8DA United Kingdom
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Listed building: Grade II: Courtyard Arch and Screen Walls at West End of Oldway Mansion CourtyardOn this site · +10 more
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 2022.004Next to the site · +2 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202526 Aug
Variation of condition in relation to P/2024/0532
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)P/2025/0545 - 202526 Aug
Variation of condition in relation to P/2024/0533
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)P/2025/0553 - 20246 Aug
Proposed single storey extension to care home, installation of solar panels and associated landscaping…
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationP/2024/0532 - 20246 Aug
Proposed single storey extension to care home, installation of solar panels and associated landscaping…
ApprovedListed building consentP/2024/0533 - 202417 Jan
Sweet Chestnut (G1) - removal of the entire lower branches to the stem within the lowest part of the crown on…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2024/0013 - 202316 Oct
Construction of single-storey 6 bedroom extension to care home, solar panel array and lych gate. Associated…
WithdrawnPlanning ApplicationP/2023/0897 - 202316 Oct
Formation of single storey extension. (See adjoining application P/2023/0897
WithdrawnListed building consentP/2023/0898 - 202323 Mar
Oak (T1) - 3 metres length reduction on the two lowest order branches within the lower crown on the southern…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2023/0088 - 202328 Feb
Fell Holm Oak
ApprovedWorks To Tree-Dead And DangerousAT/2023/0059
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