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197 Windsor Road Torquay TQ1 1SP

AT/2025/0069Works To Tree Within TPORefused

Refused on 24 April 2025

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1 x Scott Pine tree located in the rear garden of 197 Windsor Road - Sectionally dismantle, fell & remove to 8ft from ground level. The tree & limbs being removed that are large enough to cause hardscape or structural damage on impact will be lowered using roping and rigging techniques. Justification: The tree's root system is starting to cause damage to the decking surrounding it and retaining wall, resulting in instability and potential safety risks. Pictures of the damaged wall have been provided. The tree significantly reduces light to the living spaces and garden, making it difficult to use the area effectively. The extensive needle detritus and bird excrement from the tree are causing a negative Impact on amenity Space. Surrounding the base of the tree is considerable needle detritus, resulting in poor soil, and reduced growing conditions for the garden area.

Received
25 February 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ellacombe
Agent
Devon Tree Services
  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 197 Windsor Road Torquay TQ1 1SP. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Ellacombe. We hold 1,085 applications in total for the TQ1 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
TQ1 1SP
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2025

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-13807322
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1986.007Protected 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.

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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© 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.

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Source: Torbay

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