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AT/2026/0287 - Works To Tree Within CA Registered
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 Dead Elms Section fell/Dismantle T1 Magnolia Prune and shape approx. 0.5m reduction Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
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Validated
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Nov 2026 and 7 Dec 2026, from Torbay's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 7

Roundham & Paignton Harbour 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.
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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 285 m away: Roundham Head SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Special area of conservation 393 m away: Lyme Bay and Torbay; Tree preservation order 16 m away: Individual tree and Areas around the Roundham area; Inside the Paignton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Torbay
Application type
Works To Tree Within CA
Postcode
TQ4 6HD
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Roundham With Hyde
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
RSK Hi-Line

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Torbay usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
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

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Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15297553
Planning Portal ref
PP-15297553
Comments by
16 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
T7 - Corsican Pine - Section/fell to ground level - the tree is due to the onset of die b…
AT/2020/0351
2019 Approved
T1 - Robinia - Section fell Robinia to ground level - to provide building / property clea…
AT/2019/0148
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Regents Court Keysfield Road Paignton TQ4 6JP
Side Communal Garden Area of Regents Court; x1 Hornbeam - Reduce in height only Reduce th…
AT/2025/0013
2025 Withdrawn
19 Ambassador House 19 Roundham Road Paignton Torbay TQ4 6JA
G1 - X3 Scots pines - Section fell to ground level
AT/2025/0044
2024 Approved
The Anchorage Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6PA
T004 Cider gum - Reduce crown-height by 3m of the leaf-bearing material to suitable subor…
AT/2024/0165
2023 Refused
8 Roundham House 22 Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6ER
Replacement of existing windows with matching uPVC vertically sliding windows.
P/2023/0278
2022 Approved
27 St Andrews Road Paignton TQ4 6HA
Cherry Apple Laurel Height and width - see photos, Will get an arborist to do it for us
AT/2022/0339
2022 Approved
Two Beaches St Andrews Road Paignton TQ4 6HA
Please could I cut about 1.5 meters of the branches growing into my drive - and 2 meters…
AT/2022/0319
2022 Approved
35 St Andrews Road Paignton TQ4 6HA
Cut back new growth from apple trees Cut and lower beech and cherry tree As you look from…
AT/2022/0265
2021 Refused
Flat 8 Roundham House 22 Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6ER
Replace existing windows with matching uPVC vertically sliding windows. Revised plans rec…
P/2021/1035
2021 Approved
The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints 9 Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6ES
GC005434 - Yew (Common) - Mature tree on boundary fence line - Prune to Clear Building by…
AT/2021/0310
2019 Approved
Regents Court Keysfield Road Paignton TQ4 6JP
Please see images of a Tulip tree that has moved in the winds and has become unstable. Th…
AT/2019/0323
2019 Approved
The Moorings Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6EA
Dead Cherry tree (CAT1/2) is in a parking area within the property the tree is 15ft high…
AT/2019/0252
2019 Approved
16 Ambassador House 19 Roundham Road Paignton Torbay TQ4 6JA
Betula T2 - reduce arching top branches currently within 1metre of building/gutter, by 1…
AT/2019/0147
2019 Approved
20A Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6ER
T1 - Pine - Remove lowest limb over drive way back to main stem. Concerns from property o…
AT/2019/0164
2019 Withdrawn
20A Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6ER
T1 Pine - 3 metre reduction on the lowest order branches within lower part of the crown o…
AT/2019/0098
2018 Approved
16 Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6ER
Austrian Pine (T1) - Recommend removal of single small branch over the road (see photos).
AT/2018/0334
2018 Approved
Roundham House 22 Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6ER
Holme Oak Tree as marked on Plan 6524/01 to have tree root cut through and disposed durin…
AT/2018/0246
2018 Approved
Flat 1 Roundham House 22 Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6ER
T1 Oak - selectively prune overhanging limb/branches by approximately 2 to 3m back to sui…
AT/2018/0201
2018 Approved
Flat 2 22 Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6ER
Change double glazed sash window to single fully glazed upvc door with steps leading down…
P/2018/0326
2018 Approved
Roundham House 22 Belle Vue Road Roundham With Hyde Paignton Torbay TQ4 6ER
0449 - False Acacia - Fell - Tree in terminal decline and likely to shed branches 0450…
AT/2018/0043
2017 Approved
Cherra Hotel 15 Roundham Road Paignton TQ4 6DN
Variation of Condition Re P/2016/0779 (Conversion of existing hotel to five residential u…
P/2017/1167
2017 Approved
The Moorings Belle Vue Road Paignton TQ4 6EA
Replacement double glazed UPVC windows to 12 x flats.
P/2017/0336
2016 Approved
Cherra Private Hotel 15 Roundham Road Paignton TQ4 6DN
Conversion of existing hotel to five residential units including demolition of single sto…
P/2016/0779
2016 Approved
1 Regents Court Keysfield Road Roundham With Hyde Paignton Torbay TQ4 6JP
See attached TPO report and plan
AT/2016/0152
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

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