Little Thatch Steep Hill Torquay TQ1 4TS
Approved on 3 November 2025
Council decision: Approval
Proposal
T002 - 1x Dead Apple Tree - Sectionally dismantle, fell, and remove to ground level in a controlled manner using appropriate rigging and lowering techniques where necessary. T003 - 1x Dead Rowan - Sectionally dismantle, fell, and remove to ground level, ensuring all sections are safely lowered to avoid damage to surrounding features.
- Received
- 24 October 2025
- Council
- Torbay Council
- ReceivedReceived24 Oct
- ValidatedValidated24 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided3 Nov
Decided in 10 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Little Thatch Steep Hill Torquay TQ1 4TS. Torbay has handled 4,663 applications of this type. This one was decided in 10 days, 7 weeks quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Maidencombe conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,085 applications in total for the TQ1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- TQ1 4TS
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 October 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: MaidencombePart of the site
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1986.002Part of 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.
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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© 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.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Associated applications
- 202524 Oct
T002 - 1x Dead Apple Tree - Sectionally dismantle, fell, and remove to ground level in a controlled manner…
This applicationApprovedApplicationAT/2025/0318 - 202523 Oct
T001 - 1x Holly Tree Crown lift on the roadside by removing three branches overhanging the carriageway…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOFiled alongsideAT/2025/0314
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