Treleen Chelston Road Torquay TQ2 6PU Data via plota.co.uk

AT/2025/0205 - Works To Tree Within TPO Approved

Proposal

T1 Lawson Cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana T1 is part of a hedge on the boundary of the property Treleen. the last 7 Lawson Cypress stems haven't had the tops maintained in the last 10 years and the re-growth has become overgrown. Epicormic growth from old hedging points have weak unions and are more likely to fail. once reduced back to previous points the hedge can be maintained annually and return back to a hedge. Work Proposed is to reduce T1 to previous points making cuts of up to 20cm on vertical growth only. the height is marked on Pic 1 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2025
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Validated
14 Jul 2025
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Approved
4 Sept 2025
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Appeal allowed
28 Jan 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Chelston 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: Areas around Chelston Road, 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 402 m away: Lyme Bay and Torbay; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Paignton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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 £200,000 in April 1996. Semi-detached house, freehold.

15 April 1996£200,000

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
TQ2 6PU
Received
10 Jul 2025
Validated
14 Jul 2025
Ward
Cockington With Chelston
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
4 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 28 Jan 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3370710 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ctc

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 9 days slower than Torbay's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 85% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14143076
Planning Portal ref
PP-14143076
Comments by
11 Aug 2025
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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