15 Washington Close Paignton TQ3 2QJ
Proposal
T1- Monterey Pine - Minimal crown lift to approximately 3m between ground level and foliage tips. Pruning secondary and sub lateral branches only on the neighbours side. The works are being undertaken to improve the tree to garden relationship at minimal impact to the tree and its visual amenity. Due to the position of the branch and the property/ garden the works are not readily visible from outside the site.
- Received
- 29 July 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torbay Council
- Ward
- Preston
- Agent
- Devon Tree Services
- ReceivedReceived29 Jul
- ValidatedValidated31 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a tree application at 15 Washington Close Paignton TQ3 2QJ. Torbay has handled 738 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Preston. 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 2QJ
- Application type
- Works To Tree Within TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Devon Tree Services
- Agent address
- Devon Tree Services Little Acre Ipplepen Newton Abbot TQ12 5TR GB
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-15120422
- Comments
- 0
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1979.003Covers the site
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.
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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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202528 May
T001 - 1x Monterey Cypress - Remove the three lowest secondary branches over the highway, pruning back to the…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2025/0155 - 202423 Dec
5 Day Notice Broken branch needs removing as risk to highway. See Photo. Highway Inspector attended and…
ApprovedWorks To Tree-Dead And DangerousAT/2024/0346 - 202021 Oct
T1 - Monterey cypress - target prune 1 branch on east side of the tree, overhanging road, to achieve…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2020/0323
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