12 Mena Park Close Paignton TQ4 7TA Data via plota.co.uk

AT/2026/0234 - Works To Tree Within TPO Pending
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Leyland cypress T2 Spruce We would like to fell both these trees, the spruce is cladded in ivy and poor form. The Leyland Cypress is again of poor form and completely over powering this garden. To replace these with Beech trees would make sense. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Oct 2026, from Torbay's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 29 Sept 2026.

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Documents

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Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Tree preservation order 8 m away: Individual tree and Areas at Roselands Estate, Paignton; Inside the Paignton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 TPO
Postcode
TQ4 7TA
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Goodrington With Roselands
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kneebone Trees LTD

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Torbay usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 50.

Day 1343 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-15190926
Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2019 Refused
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AT/2019/0260
2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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Formation of new entrance & admin block & conversion of existing building.
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2017 Approved
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Ash: Removal of two branches
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2017 Refused
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2016 Approved
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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