Lanscombe Lodge Cottage Cockington Lane Torquay TQ2 6XA
Approved on 23 March 2026
Council decision: No Objections RaisedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T001 - Horse Chestnut - Prominent specimen with high amenity value; crown raised and reduced with large diameter pruning wounds of varying age; old pruning/tear out wounds x2 at SE and W, 3-5m with peripheral ribs of reaction wood, however the extent of coalesced decay is likely significant in such non-durable wood; strong growth response to previous crown reduction works indicates vitality overall for a tree of the species and age class is good; decay and dysfunction at old pruning wound sites throughout crown; anticipated mode of failure is the central leading stem or lateral primary limbs where decay is established at 3-5m, onto Cockington Lane - Crown reduction to previous pruning points, approximately 14m.
- Received
- 2 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Cockington With Chelston
- Agent
- RSK Hi-Line Ltd
- ReceivedReceived2 Feb
- ValidatedValidated9 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided23 Mar
Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Lanscombe Lodge Cottage Cockington Lane Torquay TQ2 6XA. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. The site is in the Cockington conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Cockington With Chelston. 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 6XA
- Application type
- Works To Tree Within CA
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- RSK Hi-Line Ltd
- Agent address
- Brookfield Yard Tedburn Road Exeter EX4 2HD United Kingdom
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14672360
- Comments
- 0
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Cockington
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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