St Mary Magdalene Church Union Street Torquay TQ1 4BX Data via plota.co.uk

AT/2026/0119 - Works To Tree Within CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T004: Crown raise and prune selectively for 2m building clearance. T005: Prune for 1.5m clearance from church building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Apr 2026
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Validated
6 May 2026
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Approved
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Tormohun conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Torbay
Application type
Works To Tree Within CA
Postcode
TQ1 4BX
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Tormohun
Case officer
Show
Decision
Not to Propose TPO in CA
Decision date
16 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Teign Trees

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. Approved, as 85% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
308decided 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 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14900746
Planning Portal ref
PP-14900746
Comments by
3 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Fell dead cedar tree
AT/2024/0334
2021 Approved
T12 Horse Chestnut - Fell to ground level due to extensive basal decay. Replace with a Gi…
AT/2021/0437
2019 Approved
T31 Holm Oak 1. Remove deadwood >50mm diameter over the highway and path - to minimise th…
AT/2019/0027
2019 Approved
T34 - Silver Maple - Selective reduction of the crown to achieve a 4m clearance from adjo…
AT/2019/0026
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2018 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Withdrawn
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2017 Refused
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings