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Richmond Court Oldway Road Paignton TQ3 2TX

AT/2024/0064Works To Tree Within TPOApproved

Approved on 23 April 2024

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Sweet Chestnut - Sweet chestnut ( located in school grounds) Remove x2 limbs marked on photo. To reduce density of canopy to increase light to Richmond court flats. T2 Western Red Cedar - Crown lift Western Rd Cedar to eves of the Richmond court roof (approximately 6 metres from ground level).To increase light into flats.

Received
29 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Preston
Agent
RSK Hi-Line Ltd
  1. Received29 Feb
  2. Validated7 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Apr

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Richmond Court Oldway Road Paignton TQ3 2TX. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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 2TX
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
RSK Hi-Line Ltd
Agent address
Brookfield Yard, Tedburn Road Whitestone Exeter EX4 2HD United Kingdom

Appeal

Appeal reference
AP/2024/0043
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Split Decision

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12848198
Comments
0
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1998.015Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Registered park and garden: Oldway MansionPart of the site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Oldway MansionPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    22 Oct

    T1 Sweet Chestnut - Section fell to ground level as tree has died.

    ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2024/0293
  2. 2022
    20 Dec

    G3.1. Horse chestnut. Reduce crown over property by approx 2m from branch tip to suitable growth points…

    ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2022/0342
  3. 2020
    25 Aug

    T4 - Tree of Heaven - Section fell due to: Exposed roots damaged by grass cutting machinery .Footpath damaged…

    ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2020/0228
  4. 2019
    5 Apr

    T291 - Sweet Chestnut - Crown lift twiggy growth over building to achieve a 2m clearance, includes removal of…

    ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2019/0083
  5. 2009
    15 Jul

    Replacement PVCu frame to existing balcony

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationP/2009/0711

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