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Torre C Of E Academy Barton Road Torquay TQ1 4DN

AT/2026/0074Works To Tree Within TPOApproved

Approved on 12 May 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1354 - Dead Wyche elm - section fell to ground level. T1355 - Field maples - reduce tree to allow 1.5 m high pollard. Vitality poor - tree historic coppice and of unusual form. Multi stemmed and historically had significant works leading to significant wounding. The tree has deadwood throughout the canopy and the majority of primary stems has wounding and significant decay present. T1356 - Field maple - Crown reduce the tree by 1.5 m in height and crown spread. - Vitality fair - Bark included junction at 1 metre above ground level - large amounts of reactive tissue mildly mitigate likelihood of failure. The tree is 9m tall and a crown spread of 7 metres, after the reduction the tree will have a height of approx 7.5 tall and a crown spread of 5.5. metres. G2 - Mixed species (Tulip trees & Black hybrid poplars) - Reduce canopy back by 2m growing over the car park - Vitality fair - trees have deadwood throughout canopy over target areas Branches are elongated which is typical of species. The trees are currently 20 metres tall and a crown spread of 9m. After the pruning the crown spread will be approx 7m. T5099 - Dead Rowan - straight fell from ground level.

Received
5 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tormohun
Agent
RSK Hi-Line Ltd
  1. Received5 Mar
  2. Validated18 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Torre C Of E Academy Barton Road Torquay TQ1 4DN. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Tormohun. 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 4DN
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 March 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14757830
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1973.010Covers 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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