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81 Freshwater Drive Paignton TQ4 7SD

AT/2025/0179Works To Tree Within TPORefused

Refused on 12 August 2025

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

This is an Ash tree in rear garden of 81 Freshwater Drive (TPO ref: 1998.036) The proposed work is to fell the tree due to significant Ash Dieback as marked in photograph. Notible targets are a public pathway and park to the rear. The property owners also have small children who play in the garden.

Received
13 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Churston With Galmpton
Agent
Clear View Tree and Hedge Services Ltd
  1. Received13 Jun
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 81 Freshwater Drive Paignton TQ4 7SD. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Churston With Galmpton. We hold 416 applications in total for the TQ4 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
TQ4 7SD
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Clear View Tree and Hedge Services Ltd
Agent address
25 Eden Park Brixham Brixham TQ5 9LS United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14095848
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1998.036Protected 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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