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Park Hill Daddyhole Road Torquay TQ1 2ED

AT/2026/0015Works To Tree-Dead And DangerousApproved

Approved on 13 January 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

5 Day Notice - 1 x Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) Tree Location ///plus.spite.jobs The tree has become windblown and structurally compromised, resulting in a loss of anchorage and stability. The tree presents an immediate and foreseeable risk of failure posing a danger to persons and property in the vicinity. Sectionally dismantle and fell the tree to ground level, using controlled cutting techniques appropriate to the tree's condition and stability. Proposed works to be carried out on 21st January 2026.

Received
12 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wellswood
Agent
Devon Tree Services
  1. Received12 Jan
  2. Validated12 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Jan

Decided in 1 day (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Park Hill Daddyhole Road Torquay TQ1 2ED. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 1 day, 8 weeks quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Lincombes conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Wellswood. We hold 1,085 applications in total for the TQ1 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
TQ1 2ED
Application type
Works To Tree-Dead And Dangerous
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Devon Tree Services
Agent address
23 Richmond Road Exeter EX4 4JF

Additional information

Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lincombes
  • Listed building: Grade II: Parkhill the CloseOn or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1972.015Covers 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.

Source: Torbay

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