Planning application
Oak Cottage Church Road Lympstone Devon EX8 5JU
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1, Ash : Crown reduction, reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 1-2m.
As published by the council, reference 25/2101/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2101/TRE
- Type
- Felling/Lopping (TPO)
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 4 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Woodbury And Lympstone
- Parish
- Lympstone
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX8 5JU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2025
Received by East Devon
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4 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refusal
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12 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Torquay
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7 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Oak Cottage Church Road Lympstone Devon EX8 5JU
T1, Ash: Pollard at 6-8m from ground level. T2, Ash: Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points. H1, Mix hedge/ tree line: Cherry, Oak, Ash, Hazel: reduce in height by approximately 1-2m back to pruning points. Crown lift all trees by 3m.
Split decision Trees 6 docs -
Eleanors Church Road Lympstone Exmouth EX8 5JT
93% historically approved · decision due ~20 Mar
T1, Lombardy Poplar : Crown reduce to previous pruning points, approximate 4m reduction; attending to all parts of the canopy; maximum diameter of cut 75-100mm.
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
Land Adjoining Town Dairy Church Road Lympstone
Five day notice : Alder: remove (dead).
Withdrawn Trees 9 docs -
Green Barton House Church Road Lympstone Exmouth EX8 5JT
G1, Yew : crown lift to 2.5m above ground level; prune away from house to achieve up to 2.5m of clearance; reduce height by 2m; reduce lateral branches where overhanging driveway by 1-2m by targeting overextending branches and pruning the remaining to shape
Decided Trees 6 docs -
Oak Cottage Church Road Lympstone Exmouth EX8 5JU
Five day notice: Ash: fell to ground level. Replacement planting: Almond or Walnut
Withdrawn Trees 5 docs -
11 Charles Court Lympstone Exmouth EX8 5EL
Eucalyptus - remove; the tree was planted approx 4 years ago when the house was built. Its base is sited approx 300mm from the building and it has grown to a height of approx 6m. The location is totally inappropriate for this type of tree with potential for the roots to undermine the property.
Decided Trees 7 docs
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