Shorton Cottage 47 Shorton Road Paignton TQ3 1RF Data via plota.co.uk

AT/2026/0238 - Works To Tree Within CA Pending
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

A ash fell B cherry - remove ground laying boughs x 2 C western cedar - remove ground based bough D- Hazel - dead - fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Oct 2026, from Torbay's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 5 Oct 2026.

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Documents

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Site constraints 5

Shorton 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 ↗
Tree preservation order: Shorton Road, Paignton
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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Paignton built-up area; Priority habitat 16 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
TQ3 1RF
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Preston
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Torbay usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 50.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
160decided 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 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15205231
Comments by
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
G1- Remove Dead ash trees in area but retain live sycamore trees. these ash trees are ver…
AT/2025/0257
2025 Approved
The trees are ash trees within a copse area of my garden. There are at least six included…
AT/2025/0054
2022 Approved
Tree A - diseased Ash (ash die back) - Pollard Trees B - V diseased Ash (ash dieback) - f…
AT/2022/0234
2021 Approved
To fell ash trees infected with ash dieback as per the attached plan. Four trees adjoinin…
AT/2021/0421
2021 Approved
A large tree branch (which appears dead) has started to break off of a main tree trunk, i…
AT/2021/0463
2021 Approved
T1 Ash - 25 yrs - Fell - concern over the future potential for overhanging branches to da…
AT/2021/0192
2020 Approved
A - Cherry Plum, Approx 20 years, remove three lower branches at head height obstructing…
AT/2020/0321
2020 Approved
I am proposing to fell the tree as it appears dead and has done so since I bought the pro…
AT/2020/0376
2020 Approved
A - Single conifer - broken/dead branches to be removed B - row of established conifers…
AT/2020/0140
2020 Approved
A - Conifer - remove ground laying branch causing lean - approx 20 years old B - Ash (sel…
AT/2020/0027
2019 Approved
A - Self Sown Hazelnut tree felling. Approx 5 years old Threatening structural integrity…
AT/2019/0156
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
50 Shorton Road Paignton TQ3 1RG
Installation of first floor balcony to rear / east elevation.
P/2025/0521
2024 Approved
50 Shorton Road Paignton TQ3 1RG
Formation of side extension, a rear roof dormer, first floor extension to the rear includ…
P/2024/0838
2024 Approved
48 Shorton Road Paignton TQ3 1RG
T1 CHERRY- FELL ASAP AS ITS DEAD AND PART HAS FAILED IN THE STORMS
AT/2024/0004
2023 Approved
Brettingham House Shorton Road Paignton TQ3 1RF
H1 - Chamaecyparis lawsonia (Lawson Cypress) - Reduce the remaining line of Lawson Cypres…
AT/2023/0172
2022 Approved
17 Alison Road Paignton TQ3 1BQ
Formation of rear balcony.
P/2022/1320
2023 Approved
Brettingham House Shorton Road Paignton TQ3 1RF
T1 and T2 Cypressus sp. - Reduce two cypresses at the driveway entrance by 2.5-3m. The tr…
AT/2023/0048
2022 Approved
15 Alison Road Paignton TQ3 1BQ
Formation of raised deck to rear of property.
P/2022/1024
2019 Approved
Orchard House Shorton Road Paignton TQ3 1RF
1. T1 Ash tree sensitive pruning:- Reduce the tree back from Orchard House by: - Northern…
AT/2019/0274
2017 Approved
Silverstone House Shorton Road Preston Paignton Torbay TQ3 1RF
T1 Sycamore - FellT2 Sycamore - FellT3 Sycamore - Fell
AT/2017/0297
2017 Approved
White Cottage Shorton Road Paignton TQ3 1RF
Change of use of outbuilding to holiday cottage.
P/2017/1142
2016 Approved
Orchard House Shorton Road Preston Paignton Torbay TQ3 1RF
T1: Cherry- Remove
AT/2016/0197
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%).

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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