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Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS

AT/2026/0191Works To Tree Within TPOAwaiting decision
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Proposal

T 030 - Multiple stemmed lapsed sycamore coppice. Growing on bank bordering road and in striking distance of third party properties to the north and south. Two primary stems to the north have been pollarded down to 3m. The eastern most stem has since died with large area of bark necrosis at 1.5m - 3m. The northern most stem which has had a primary limb pollarded is in severe decline with bark necrosis to the north at 2m. If the two stems are removed the remaining canopy will be biased totaly to the south and west and will be open to additional wind loading. Recommendations - Pollard to level already established, approximately 3m. Please see report excerpt for photos.

Received
24 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tormohun
  1. Received24 Jul
  2. Validated28 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 15 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Tormohun. We hold 1,287 applications in total for the TQ2 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
TQ2 5LS
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Teign Trees
Agent address
Unit 11, Riverview House Broadmeadow Industrial Estate Teignmouth TQ149AE GB

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15109372
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1974.016Part of the site · +4 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.

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.

Planning history at this site

15 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    16 Jun

    T008: 1x Mature Beech Large buttress roots formed around the base of the tree, situated as focal point for…

    PendingWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2026/0155
  2. 2026
    5 May

    Certificate of lawfulness for existing: Confirmation of lawful implementation of development approved under…

    ApprovedApplicationP/2026/0292
  3. 2026
    10 Feb

    T1: Mature Holm Oak: Crown reduce the height and lateral spread by approximately 3 - 3.5 metres, pruning…

    PendingWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2026/0055
  4. 2026
    22 Jan

    T1 - x1 Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) Proposed works: Re-pollard the tree to approximately 6 metres above ground…

    ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2026/0032
  5. 2025
    23 Oct

    T0061 - 1x Mature Beech Tree Sectionally dismantle the tree to leave a retained 4.0 metre monolith, utilising…

    ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2025/0315
  6. 2025
    15 May

    Tree Details: Species: Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Location: Meadow Field - ///handicaps.edit.darkens…

    WithdrawnWorks To Tree-Dead And DangerousAT/2025/0137

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