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Churston Cottage Bascombe Road Brixham TQ5 0JS

AT/2026/0016Works To Tree Within TPOApproved

Approved on 9 March 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Monterey Cypress (T1) - Reduce the crown by approximately 2 metres on the eastern side only to correct the developing structural imbalance and to reduce the likelihood of further branch failure, supporting the tree's health and stability. All reduction cuts will be made back to appropriate lateral growth points, and no pruning wound will exceed 50 mm in diameter. All works will be undertaken in accordance with BS3998:2010 - Tree Work Recommendations, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. This selective reduction is necessary to maintain the tree's stability, structural integrity, and safety, especially following the recent stem failure and loss of shelter from neighbouring trees.

Received
12 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Churston With Galmpton
  1. Received12 Jan
  2. Validated13 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Churston Cottage Bascombe Road Brixham TQ5 0JS. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Churston With Galmpton. 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 0JS
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
168 New Road Mudstone Lane Brixham Torbay TQ5 8DA United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14615690
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1986.003Part of 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.

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.

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