Anchor Stone Watcombe Heights Road Torquay TQ1 4SG
T1, T2 and T3 Ash: Fell to near-ground level without stump grinding, as this would risk damaging the roots of neighbouring trees within the G1. The trees show symptoms consistent with Ash Dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus), including crown thinning, deadwood, and progressive structural decline. Several stems are heavily entangled with neighbouring trees, causing ongoing bark damage and creating points of infection and decay. The interlocking crowns prevent normal movement, increase mechanical stress, and raise the likelihood of partial or whole-tree failure within falling distance of the property boundary and adjacent structures. Given the combination of ADB infection, mechanical stress from entanglement, and progressive bark damage, removal is the proportionate measure to manage foreseeable risk in accordance with NTSG principles. Replacement planting is proposed as follows: Two native, small-to-medium trees will be planted within the garden boundary ? Field Maple (Acer campestre) and Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) ? each supplied in 10?12?L containers at a height of 1.5?1.75?m. Trees will be positioned to avoid conflict with buildings and the retained woodland canopy, staked and guarded, and maintained for a minimum of three years to ensure establishment.
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Progress
Application details
- Reference
- AT/2026/0229
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Postcode
- TQ1 4SG
- Ward
- St Marychurch
- Application type
- Trees
Key dates
- Submitted
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
Estimated project value
£400–£3k
Typical UK cost for this job type, at UK average rates (2026). Estimated from the proposal description — planning applications do not state build cost. Source: trade estimate.
Recently sold nearby
Inside the two years most owners do their major work — kitchens, bathrooms, rewires and lofts.
- BRUNEL COURT WATCOMBE HEIGHTS ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 4SGDetached · £600,0007 months ago22 Jan 2026
- EMBEMERE WATCOMBE HEIGHTS ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 4SGDetached · £1,250,0002 years ago2 Nov 2023
- EMBEMERE WATCOMBE HEIGHTS ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 4SGDetached · £1,150,0004 years ago29 Sept 2021
- ARDKEEN WATCOMBE HEIGHTS ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 4SGDetached · £910,0006 years ago17 Dec 2019
- SEA WINDS WATCOMBE HEIGHTS ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 4SGDetached · £695,0006 years ago25 Sept 2019
- CEDAR BANK WATCOMBE HEIGHTS ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 4SGDetached · £820,0008 years ago8 Nov 2017
- PINEWOOD LODGE WATCOMBE HEIGHTS ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 4SGDetached · £575,0008 years ago11 Oct 2017
- MALVERN WATCOMBE HEIGHTS ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 4SGDetached · £655,0009 years ago25 Aug 2017
Homes here go for about £757,500 — the median of the last 8 market sales in TQ1 4SG, £575,000 to £1,250,000.
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Planning constraints
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