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29 Seymour Drive Torquay TQ2 8PY

AT/2026/0013Works To Tree Within TPOApproved

Approved on 24 February 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T5673 - 1 X Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) - Sectional dismantle and fell. Replace with a Standard size Acer freemanii (Autumn blaze). See QTRA for justification of works

Received
9 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barton With Watcombe
Agent
Devon Tree Services
  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated13 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Feb

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 29 Seymour Drive Torquay TQ2 8PY. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Watcombe Park conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Barton With Watcombe. We hold 1,287 applications in total for the TQ2 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
TQ2 8PY
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 January 2026

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-14612302
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Watcombe Park
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 2007.003Part of the site · +2 more
  • Registered park and garden: Watcombe Park and Brunel ManorPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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