Rowcroft Hospice Ellas Gardens Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
Approved on 3 September 2026
Council decision: Approval
Proposal
All relevant photos included in report. T009 -Scots pine - In striking distance of service road, tree is dead. - Fell tree T10 - Common ash - Tree is on edge of service road, growing out of bank. Tree is entirely dead and in striking distance of road. - Fell tree T015 - Generally good health. No funding or cavities at the base. No obvious signs of decay in main stem. Four large hanging limbs directly over the footpath on the south side of canopy at 15m - Remove hanging and snapped limbs over footpath T020 - Tree is situated in maintained lawn with circular bench around base. Tree is in generally good health. One snapped large limb at 13m on eastern side of the canopy, in striking distance of bench area. - Remove snapped limb at 13m on eastern side of canopy. T028 - Tree is situated on edge of entrance road, in striking distance of third party property and road. No cavities or fungal fruiting bodies found at base. No evidence of decay. Tree appears to be in good health. Moderate deadwood in canopy over road. One large hanging branch directly over road at 11m on eastern side. - Remove hanging limb over road.
- Received
- 16 July 2026
- Council
- Torbay Council
- ReceivedReceived16 Jul
- ValidatedValidated22 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided3 Sep
Decided in 43 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Rowcroft Hospice Ellas Gardens Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS. Torbay has handled 4,663 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,287 applications in total for the TQ2 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- TQ2 5LS
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 July 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1974.016Part of the site · +3 more
- 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.
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202510 Oct
Main Rowcroft driveway ///sectors.interval.headboard T0091. 1x Norway Maple - Remove 2x defective stems, that…
ApprovedApplicationAT/2025/0297 - 20244 Apr
T1759 - x1 Monterey Cypress - Sectionally dismantle, fell & remove to ground level T0066 - x1 Common Ash…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2024/0094
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