Beau Vista 29 Whidborne Avenue Torquay TQ1 2PG Data via plota.co.uk

AT/2026/0131 - Works To Tree-Dead And Dangerous Approved

Proposal

5 Day Notice - Fell dead Ash tree. Significant Ash dieback with canopy 100% dead. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Approved
1 Jun 2026

Approved on 1 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 261 m away: Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill SSSI; Special area of conservation about 358 m away: Lyme Bay and Torbay; 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £585,000 in December 2014. Detached house, freehold.

5 December 2014£585,000
19 June 2013£450,000

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

Building

Floor area112 m² (1,206 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. 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 2PG
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Wellswood
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
1 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Over & Above Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 29 days faster than Torbay's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

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.

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.