Barwood Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QP
Approved on 1 September 2025
Council decision: No Objections RaisedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
G01 - 2x cypress trees on raised bank above existing driveway entrance on edge of main road (babbacombe road). Fell 2 stems on end of row to facilitate the potential to widen the driveway and make it useable. Trees location currently prevents this from being possible. Client will consider further maintenance to the hedge (height maintenance) once the initial works have been completed. T01 - mature bay stems growing on bank over main road (babbacombe road). Trees are excessively tall considering the species and catch a lot of wind due to coverage of foliage. Road is within falling distance should these stems fail. Reduce by 50% in height. T02 - 3x low stems of bay overhanging road, with obvious impact points from busses and Lorries. Cut back beyond wall to prevent impact with vehicles. T03 - triple stem conifer in front courtyard to be felled to allow south west water access to their manhole in order to clear blockage. Regular draining of the overflow is currently needed to prevent the spillage from the drain overflowing onto babbacombe road. I will be attempting to contact Torbay council to try and get this tree fast tracked as the client wants to avoid a repeat visit to clear the drain before it can be fixed properly. An email from SWW has been provided in document section of application proving their request to clear access to the manhole chamber. SWW have mapping available to provide to you to prove the location of this pre existing manhole, but hasn't been provided to us as applicants.
- Received
- 22 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Wellswood
- ReceivedReceived22 Jul
- ValidatedValidated25 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided1 Sep
Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Barwood Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QP. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Warberries conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Wellswood. We hold 1,085 applications in total for the TQ1 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
- TQ1 1QP
- Application type
- Works To Tree Within CA
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 July 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Shim's Tree and Garden Maintenance
- Agent address
- 29 higher roborough Ashburton Newton abbot Tq137bh United Kingdom
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14190748
- Comments
- 0
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Warberries
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1973.009Covers the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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