AT/2025/0370Planning Application AT/2025/0370
Trees application at 19 Horsepool Street Brixham TQ5 9LD, Torbay. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.
Plan is to pollard T1 (Sycamore) and T2 (Oak) to the height of the larger conifer hedge as shown in marked photo. The primary reason for this work is risk mitigation. A large Ash tree that previously stood directly between T1 and T2 failed a few years ago, falling into the school playground located immediately behind the property. Honey fungus was identified on the failed Ash, indicating the potential for decay and structural weakness in trees of this proximity and species. Pollarding T1 and T2 to the height of the neighboring conifer hedge will limit the risk of structural failure while maintaining the trees in a safe and manageable form. The proposed pollarding is proportionate and minimal, ensuring the trees continue to contribute to the character and visual amenity of the area, while mitigating the risk posed by potential fungal infection or structural defects.
AT/2025/0370
19 Horsepool Street Brixham TQ5 9LD
This is a tree application at 19 Horsepool Street Brixham TQ5 9LD. Torbay has handled 729 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Torbay's median. The site is in the Higher Brixham conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Furzeham With Summercombe. We hold 746 applications in total for the TQ5 postcode area.
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