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5 Douglas Avenue Brixham TQ5 9EL

AT/2026/0101Works To Tree Within TPOApproved

Approved on 6 July 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Please refer to plan no: 2015.001 - T4 Maple tree for position reference + identification information We wish to request permission for a professional tree surgeon to create a light crown lift of approx 2 metres removing a small number of secondary branches to maintain a balanced canopy + ground level clearance + selectively reduce lateral spread by no more than 1 metre to retain existing framework whilst reducing footpath overhang + promoting trees' existing form. The intention is to retain trees' natural character + encourage new healthy growth.

Received
9 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Peters With St Marys
  1. Received9 Apr
  2. Validated11 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 5 Douglas Avenue Brixham TQ5 9EL. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 5 weeks longer than Torbay's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across St Peters With St Marys. We hold 769 applications in total for the TQ5 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
TQ5 9EL
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 May 2026

Additional information

Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 2015.001Protected tree on or next to this site
  • National Landscape (AONB): South Devon
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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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