28 Durham Close Paignton TQ3 2QN
Withdrawn on 22 January 2026
Council decision: Application WithdrawnDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T1 - Sweet chestnut(Castanea sativa) - Sectional dismantle and fell. - The tree is situated on a steep bank with split-level terrain, resulting in a compromised root system. Soft rot decay was identified on the northern buttress root similar characteristics associated with Kretzschmaria deusta (not confirmed), with a small adjacent cavity present at the lower stem. Acoustic sounding indicated a distinctly hollow response from approximately 200 mm above ground level to 1,200 mm, suggesting the presence of internal decay extending vertically through the lower stem section. Please see the attached QTRA.
- Received
- 16 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Preston
- Agent
- Devon Tree Services
- ReceivedReceived16 Dec
- ValidatedValidated18 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 Jan
Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 28 Durham Close Paignton TQ3 2QN. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 37 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Preston. We hold 1,005 applications in total for the TQ3 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
- TQ3 2QN
- Application type
- Works To Tree Within TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 December 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-14570509
- Comments
- 0
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1979.003Covers the 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.
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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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20265 Feb
T001: Sweet chestnut(Castanea sativa) - Sectional dismantle and fell using various rigging techniques. All…
RefusedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2026/0046 - 202324 Nov
T1 Sweet Chestnut - Pruning works have previously been undertaken, therefore the current recommended pruning…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2023/0369
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