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Barwood Lower Warberry Road Torquay TQ1 1QP

AT/2025/0219Works To Tree Within CAApproved

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)
Ward
Wellswood
  1. Received22 Jul
  2. Validated25 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 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

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Warberries
  • Listed building: Grade II: Gate Piers and Gate to No 448On or next to this site
  • 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.

  1. 2023
    31 Mar

    Construction of Two-Bedroom Dwelling.

    RefusedPlanning ApplicationP/2023/0307

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