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Flat 2 Elmsleigh Court Elmsleigh Road Paignton TQ4 5AB

AT/2026/0039Works To Tree Within CAApproved

Approved on 9 March 2026

Council decision: No Objections RaisedDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Prunus T1 - fell because the tree's canopy fails to contribute to the visual amenities that enhance the character and setting of the Conservation Area. A healthy and well-structured canopy is essential for maintaining the aesthetic and ecological value of such areas, providing shade, habitat for wildlife, and visual cohesion with the surrounding landscape. The canopy has been progressively over-reduced, leading to poor form and limited regrowth potential. The rooting area is confined by surrounding hard surfaces/structures, reducing stability and vigour.

Received
26 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Goodrington With Roselands
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Mar

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Flat 2 Elmsleigh Court Elmsleigh Road Paignton TQ4 5AB. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Old Paignton conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Goodrington With Roselands. We hold 416 applications in total for the TQ4 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
TQ4 5AB
Application type
Works To Tree Within CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
168 New Road Brixham TQ5 8DA United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14647385
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Old Paignton
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1998.018Protected tree on or next to this site
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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.

Source: Torbay

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