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19 Horsepool Street Brixham TQ5 9LD

AT/2025/0370Works To Tree Within CAApproved

Approved on 27 January 2026

Council decision: No Objections RaisedDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

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.

Received
19 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Furzeham With Summercombe
Agent
Clear View Tree and Hedge Services Ltd
  1. Received19 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Jan

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 19 Horsepool Street Brixham TQ5 9LD. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. 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 20 applications across Furzeham With Summercombe. We hold 769 applications in total for the TQ5 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
TQ5 9LD
Application type
Works To Tree Within CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Clear View Tree and Hedge Services Ltd
Agent address
25 Eden Park Brixham Brixham TQ5 9LS United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14578518
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Higher BrixhamPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Rose CottageOn or next to this site
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

Source: Torbay

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