16 Lydwell Road Torquay TQ1 1SN Data via plota.co.uk

AT/2026/0249 - Works To Tree Within TPO Registered

Proposal

T1 Monterey cypress: Selectively prune branches placing tension on the overhead telecommunications cable, cutting back to suitable lateral growth points and providing approximately 1 m clearance. Crown lift the road-facing crown to provide 5.2 m vertical clearance above the carriageway, measured from the road surface to the lowest remaining branch or foliage. Crown lifting should preferentially involve the shortening or removal of secondary branches. All pruning shall comply with BS 3998:2010. T2 Beech: Selectively prune branches contacting and placing tension on the overhead telecommunications cable, cutting back to suitable lateral growth points and providing approximately 1 m clearance. Avoid excessive crown thinning, indiscriminate reduction and unnecessary large-diameter pruning wounds. Retain the tree?s natural crown form. All pruning shall comply with BS 3998:2010. T3, T4 and T5 Pines: Fell to ground level. Entirely dead. Dead crown, no live foliage and clear evidence of total physiological failure. Retain the stumps. No stump grinding, as this would risk damaging the roots of neighbouring Scots Pines of the same species. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Nov 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Torbay's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

Tree preservation order: Lydwell Area, 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; SSSI 428 m away: Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill SSSI; Inside the Torquay built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 £290,000 in July 1996. Detached house, freehold.

31 July 1996£290,000

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

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Important details

Council
Torbay
Application type
Works To Tree Within TPO
Postcode
TQ1 1SN
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Wellswood
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Torbay usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
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

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Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15220582
Planning Portal ref
PP-15220582
Comments by
20 Oct 2026
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
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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

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