St Matthias Church Centre Babbacombe Road Torquay TQ1 1HW
Proposal
T1 Magnolia: Crown reduce the height and lateral spread by approximately 1 - 1.5m metres. Spread and height is currently 5m. Finished height and width will be approx 4m. Pruning branch tips back to suitable secondary growth points to retain a natural crown outline. Works to achieve a balanced canopy with no more than one-third of foliage removed in accordance with BS 3998:2010. These works are requested due to tree touching building and encroaching onto main entrance into church. Public footpath: T2 Plum: Fell 1x leaning stem to regain footpath width. Very small stem, growing directly into busy public footpath. All pruning cuts to be made at suitable growth points. All works carried out to BS 3998:2010 Tree Work Recommendations. Remove all cut material from site & return to a Teign Trees depot for recycling, leaving the area safe, clean & tidy.
- Received
- 12 October 2026
- Council
- Torbay Council
- ReceivedSubmitted12 Oct
- ValidatedValidated12 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application at St Matthias Church Centre Babbacombe Road Torquay TQ1 1HW. Torbay has handled 4,547 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. It was submitted on 12 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Lincombes conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,050 applications in total for the TQ1 postcode area.
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2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
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- Conservation area: Lincombes
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1973.014Covers the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 29.4 miPlymouthRTPIRICS Regulated
- 41.6 miTauntonRICS Regulated
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