Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
Approved on 16 June 2026
Council decision: Approval
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for existing: Confirmation of lawful implementation of development approved under P/2024/0497.
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Council
- Torbay Council
- ReceivedReceived5 May
- ValidatedValidated5 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided16 Jun
Decided in 42 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Rowcroft Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS. Torbay has handled 4,663 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Torbay's typical decision time. There have been 15 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
- 5 May 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: TorrePart of the site
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1974.016Part of the site · +4 more
- Brownfield land register: Bancourt Hotel, Avenue Road, TorquayRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage 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 and heritage coasts.
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.
- 202624 Jul
T 030 - Multiple stemmed lapsed sycamore coppice. Growing on bank bordering road and in striking distance of…
PendingWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2026/0191 - 202616 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 - 202610 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 - 202622 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 - 202523 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 - 202515 May
Tree Details: Species: Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Location: Meadow Field - ///handicaps.edit.darkens…
WithdrawnWorks To Tree-Dead And DangerousAT/2025/0137 - 20257 Mar
T0972 - ///monk.comforted.boomer - Horse chestnut - Crown lift up to approximately x6 metres from ground…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2025/0081 - 202429 Oct
G005 - Common ash - Group of 4 trees adjacent to site access down steep bank with branches overhanging access…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2024/0301 - 202414 Jun
1 x Elm tree - Crown lift up to approximately x4 metres from ground level to achieve the desired vertical…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2024/0156 - 202219 Oct
T0061 - beech - height reduction by c.5-6m (tree 24m and post pruning height will be c.18m). Canopy edges…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2022/0277 - 20224 Aug
TT0090 Holm Oak - Reduce in height by approximately 4m to suitable pollard points leaving the tree at a…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2022/0198 - 20218 Jun
T1 - Ash - Remove to near ground level. This tree is moribund as diagnosed by Devon Tree Services and viewed…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2021/0206 - 202127 Jan
H1 - Laurel hedge on left hand side of main drive - dismantle to 30cm from ground level stumps. This stretch…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2021/0041 - 20199 Jan
Poplar (T1) - Fell as the tree has outgrown its position and is hampering the management of the scented…
ApprovedWorks To Tree Within TPOAT/2019/0008 - 20192 Jan
5 Day Dead/ Dangerous Notification Please be advised that we intend to carry out the following works under…
ApprovedWorks To Tree-Dead And DangerousAT/2019/0001
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