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164 Maidenway Road Paignton TQ3 2PT

AT/2026/0069Works To Tree Within TPOApproved

Approved on 28 April 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Job Spec: T1 Beech (Neighbours tree but part of the group): - Crown reduction on the NE (facing house) aspect of canopy focusing on long over extended lateral, shortening by up to 2m in places keeping the natural form of the canopy. - Removal of 3 lower branches back to main stem no bigger than 100mm in diameter. Pre-pruning dimensions - W 12m H 18M - Post pruning W 10m - H18m T2 Beech: - Crown reduction on the NE (facing house) aspect of canopy focusing on long over extended lateral, shortening by up to 2m in places keeping the natural form of the canopy. - Removal of 3 lower branches back to main stem no bigger than 80mm in diameter. Pre-pruning dimensions W 12m H 18m Post Pruning - W 10m H 18m T3 Beech: - Crown reduction on the NE (facing house) aspect of canopy focusing on long over extended lateral, shortening by up to 2m in places keeping the natural form of the canopy. - Removal of 3 lower branches back to main stem no bigger than 100mm in diameter. Pre pruning dimensions W 12m H 18m Post-pruning - W 10m H 18m To achieve a clearance of 4m from garden level. Reasons: To shorten over extended branches towards dwelling, minimal small branch removal from the lower canopy to get a bit more natural light within the property without disrupting the natural shape of the canopy.

Received
2 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kings Ash
Agent
Kneebone Trees LTD
  1. Received2 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Apr

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 164 Maidenway Road Paignton TQ3 2PT. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Kings Ash. We hold 1,005 applications in total for the TQ3 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
TQ3 2PT
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Kneebone Trees LTD
Agent address
52 Eden Vale Road Paignton TQ3 2JH

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14746401
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1975.011Part 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.

Source: Torbay

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