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Kennett House Lincombe Drive Torquay TQ1 2LP

AT/2026/0036Works To Tree Within TPOApproved

Approved on 23 March 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 - Large post mature Horse Chestnut situated on the Eastern boundary, adjacent to Hesketh Road Steps. The tree shed it's lowest primary limb in July 2025 blocking the public steps. This has left the tree with large limbs to the East exposed to potential failure from adverse weather, presenting a further risk to the public. Works - Re-pollard at the historic pollard points (approximately 10m) - See annotated photographs.

Received
23 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wellswood
Agent
RSK Hi-Line Ltd
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Kennett House Lincombe Drive Torquay TQ1 2LP. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Lincombes conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 2LP
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
RSK Hi-Line Ltd
Agent address
Brookfield Yard Tedburn Road Exeter Devon EX4 2HD United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14642755
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: HolmwoodOn or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1973.001Part of 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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