Land At Higher Woodfield Road Torquay Data via plota.co.uk
P/2026/0008 - Planning Application
Refused
Proposal
Construction of 3-storey 4-bed dwelling with amenity space to front and rear. Data via plota.co.uk
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Application progress
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Received
9 Mar 2026
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Consultation
19 Mar 2026
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Refused
22 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged
Refused on 22 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
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Important details
- Council
- Torbay
- Application type
- Planning Application
- Postcode
- TQ1 2LD
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Wellswood
- Case officer
- Track to view
- Decision
- Refusal
- Decision date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Track to view
- Agent
- Aspire Planning Solutions Ltd
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14605292
- Site notice
- 19 Mar 2026
- Press notice
- 19 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
South Court Villa Ridgeway Road Torquay TQ1 2ES
Fell T1 Common Beech (Fagus Sylvatica) to ground level - T1 has Meripilus at the base and…
2025
Greyridge Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LB
Formation of two-storey side extension & alterations to existing dwelling, including encl…
2025
Approved
Flat 5 Hermosa Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LB
G1 Leylandii (Cupressus leylandii) Remove 2x leylandii at the back of the garden, pushing…
2025
Refused
Greyridge Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LB
T1: Lime Pollard: Reduce previous pollard height down to approximately 1-1.5m from ground…
2025
Refused
Estates Office Hanover House Middle Lincombe Road Torquay TQ1 2NY
X4 Holm Oak (G1) - The client is keen to allow more light and less shading into the lower…
2025
Approved
Frognell Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LD
Various works to various trees on site as set out in the recommendations table within the…
2024
Approved
Hermosa Cottage Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LB
Single storey extension and alterations (Retrospective).
2024
Approved
South Ridge Middle Lincombe Road Torquay TQ1 2NE
Tree 2 Monterey pine - Remove. Reasons (see attached 2 reports) The relationship between…
2024
Refused
Hermosa Cottage Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LB
Formation of extension to ground floor with other alterations.
2024
Refused
Flat 1 Woodfield Court Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LD
T1- Holm Oak- dismantle to ground level. the tree is positioned in an unsuitable position…
2024
Approved
Greyridge Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LB
T001 - Common Lime (Tilia x europea): Crown reduce overall by approximately 2.5m while re…
2024
Approved
Frognell Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LD
T1- sycamore- dismantle. The tree is a twin stemmed sycamore it has previously had a larg…
2024
Approved
Flat 1 South Court Villa Ridgeway Road Torquay TQ1 2ES
Beech (T1) - Crown reduction by a maximum of 2 metres with final cuts no bigger than 50 m…
2023
Approved
South Court Lodge Middle Lincombe Road Torquay TQ1 2ET
Pittosporum (T1) - fell because of decay and split within first-order compression forks w…
2023
Approved
Flat 4 Hermosa Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LB
The tree is a sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) referred to as tree 1 on the attached Gard…
2023
Approved
Woodfield Court Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LD
T002 - Turkey Oak Tree - Tree historically reduced in height to allow view from residenti…
2023
Approved
Frognell Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LD
Dead Ash Tree Needs to be lowered to a safe height ASAP.
2022
Refused
Flat 1 South Court Villa Ridgeway Road Torquay TQ1 2ES
Erection of a New Garage, and associated works
2022
Approved
4 Hermosa Higher Woodfield Road Torquay TQ1 2LB
Having removed the overgrown Cherry Laurels off the bank facing above Lower Woodfield Roa…
2021
Approved
White Lodge Ridgeway Road Torquay TQ1 2ES
Demolition and replacement of garden shed/outhouse with summer house and outdoor cooking…
2016
Approved
2 The Lawn Lower Woodfield Road Wellswood Torquay Torbay TQ1 2JY
We have a self seeded sycamore tree (T1) growing on the boundary of our property behind o…
2016
Approved
Flat 1 South Court Villa Ridgeway Road Torquay TQ1 2ES
Alterations to form additional accommodation at LGF level
2016
Approved
2 The Lawn Lower Woodfield Road Wellswood Torquay Torbay TQ1 2JY
Our garden slopes away from the house. There are a number of paths through the garden edg…
2016
Approved
South Court Villa Ridgeway Road Wellswood Torquay Torbay TQ1 2ES
T1-3: Sycamore- RemoveT4: Cupressus- Make safe
2016
Refused
Hanover House Middle Lincombe Road Wellswood Torquay Torbay TQ1 2NY
T0071- Lime- Significantly reduce the crown of the tree by pruning back to previous polla…
Torbay
Planning Authority Score
1.6/10
Poor
#280 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Torbay is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #275 out of 292. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Torbay decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #197 of 292
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #225 of 292
36%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #275 of 292
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #238 of 292
72%
Minor dwellings approved
54 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
39 decided
533
Total decisions
77 refused in 2025
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Land At Higher Woodfield Road Torquay