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Montpelier Court Washington Close Paignton TQ3 2QL

AT/2024/0273Works To Tree Within TPOApproved

Approved on 26 November 2024

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Group G2 T00999 Locations for both shown on plan within Hi Line report doc. attached.- Appx. D, p. 14 G2 - immature ash and sycamore - Fraxinus excelsior and acer pseudoplatanus - fell. Trees are close to adjacent occupied residential properties - see images in report doc. - encroaching and taking light. No replanting proposed - accept viable regeneration from cut stumps. T00999 - Multi-stemmed Holm oak - Quercus ilex - fell. Poor form and condition - basal decay cavities - see images in report doc. - leaning with crown loading towards adjacent car park facility. No replanting proposed - accept viable regeneration from cut stumps.

Received
7 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Preston
  1. Received7 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Nov

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Montpelier Court Washington Close Paignton TQ3 2QL. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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 2QL
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Birch
Architect profile
BIRCH&CO LTD
Agent address
5 Southcoombe Terrace Axmouth Seaton EX12 4AT United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13462301
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1979.003Part of the 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.

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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