151 Fore Street Torquay TQ2 8DN
Pending
AT/2026/0124
Description
Fell - Irish yew located within walled area at entrance to access lane to 141-149 Fore Street as causing excessive shade to surrounding properties and damaging wall. Tree in poor condition and at danger of blowing over in high winds. (permission previously granted to fell)
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Approved
153 Fore Street Torquay TQ2 8DN
Replacement of windows, doors and shutters. (See adjoining application P/2023/0139).
2023
Approved
153 Fore Street Torquay TQ2 8DN
Replacement of windows, doors and shutters. (See adjoining application P/2023/0138).
2023
Refused
159 Fore Street Torquay TQ2 8DN
Installation of off street parking to front garden.
2023
Approved
94 Fore Street Torquay TQ2 8DN
Our last Ash tree, needs to come down due to Ash dieback - T4
2023
Withdrawn
159 Fore Street Torquay TQ2 8DN
Additional off-street parking to front garden.
2021
Approved
161 Fore Street Torquay TQ2 8DN
Removal of existing ground floor front canopy roof & replacement with flat roof box bays…
2022
Approved
94 Fore Street Torquay TQ2 8DN
We have four Ash trees on our property. I asked a Tree Surgeon (Paul Knight) to have a lo…
2021
Refused
Rear Of 147 Fore Street Torquay TQ2 8DN
Formation of single storey dwelling with off road parking.
2020
Refused
Rear Of 147 Fore Street Barton Torquay TQ2 8DN
Formation of 2 storey Dwelling with parking.
2020
Approved
O/S 127 Fore Street Barton Torquay TQ2 8DN
Installation of pole and associated apparatus.
2018
Refused
R O 147 Fore Street Barton Torquay TQ2 8DN
New dwelling and formation of parking spaces.
2018
Approved
100A Fore Street Torquay TQ2 8DN
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of property as dwelling house with annexe
2018
Approved
10 Edgeley Road Watcombe Torquay Torbay TQ2 8ND
T1: Sycamore- Pollard
2016
Approved
10 Isaacs Road Torquay TQ2 8NB
Extensions & alterations and formation of new terrace.
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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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