25 Oxlea Road Torquay TQ1 2HF Data via plota.co.uk

AT/2026/0251 - Works To Tree-Dead And Dangerous Approved

Proposal

5 Day Notice Fell dead Silver Birch tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Tree preservation order: Oxlea Hill, Torquay
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden 67 m away: Castle Tor
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
SSSI 185 m away: New Cut, Torquay SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Torquay built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £560,000 in October 2015. Detached house, freehold.

30 October 2015£560,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area197 m² (2,120 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (27 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Torbay
Application type
Works To Tree-Dead And Dangerous
Postcode
TQ1 2HF
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Wellswood
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 43 days faster than Torbay's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 86% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
215decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Torbay in the last twelve months, from validation. Torbay decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Torbay
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#276 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Torbay is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #276 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Torbay decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #183 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #197 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #276 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #247 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
53 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
44 decided
529
Total decisions
68 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.