The Old Rectory Swan Hill Road Colyford Devon EX24 6QJ

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/0585/TCA Awaiting decision

  The Old Rectory Swan Hill Road Colyford Devon EX24 6QJ

  T5: Cypress - remove to allow lower growth and hedge. T6: Beech - reduce existing crown height by 20%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Remove dead stubs. Current height 9m, final height 7m. Current width 5-7m, final width 4-6m. T7: Beech - reduce existing crown height by 20%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Current height 9m, final height 7m. Current width 6-7m, final width 5-6m. Remove dead stubs. T8: Western Red Cedar - crown reduction by 10%, rebalancing lower crown branches to maintain profile. Current width 8m, final width 6.5-7m. . T9: Ash - sectionally fell (replant with broadleaf species). T10: Cypress - reduce existing crown height by 25%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Current height 13m, final height 9.5-10m. Current width 4-5m, final width 3-4m. T11: Lime - reduce existing crown height by 25%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Current height 17m, final height 12.5-13m. Current width 5-6m, final width 4-5m. T12: Western Red Cedar - reduce existing crown height by 25%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Current height 10-11m, final height 12.5-13m. Current width 4-5m, final width 3.5-4m. T13: Yew - reduce existing crown height by 30%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings. Current height 9m, final height 6.5m. Current width 4m, final width 3m. T14: Western Red Cedar - reduce existing crown height by 25%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings. Current height 10m, final height 7.5m. Current width 5-6m, final width 3.5-4m.

  Submitted 25 Mar 2026 Trees
• 25/1807/TCA Decided

  The Old Rectory Swan Hill Road Colyford Devon EX24 6QJ

  1, 2 : Leylandii - fell. 3, Holly : coppice. 4, Yew : reduce to hedge level. 5, Western Red Cedar : sectionally fell. 6, Leylandii : sectionally fell.

  Decided 14 Oct 2025 Trees

1. 25 Mar 2026

   Received by East Devon

2. 29 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Approval - standard time limit

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

East Devon granted permission on 29 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• The Old Rectory Swan Hill Road Colyford Devon EX24 6QJ

  26/0585/TCA Submitted 25 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~20 May

  T5: Cypress - remove to allow lower growth and hedge. T6: Beech - reduce existing crown height by 20%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Remove dead stubs. Current height 9m, final height 7m. Current width 5-7m, final width 4-6m. T7: Beech - reduce existing crown height by 20%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Current height 9m, final height 7m. Current width 6-7m, final width 5-6m. Remove dead stubs. T8: Western Red Cedar - crown reduction by 10%, rebalancing lower crown branches to maintain profile. Current width 8m, final width 6.5-7m. . T9: Ash - sectionally fell (replant with broadleaf species). T10: Cypress - reduce existing crown height by 25%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Current height 13m, final height 9.5-10m. Current width 4-5m, final width 3-4m. T11: Lime - reduce existing crown height by 25%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Current height 17m, final height 12.5-13m. Current width 5-6m, final width 4-5m. T12: Western Red Cedar - reduce existing crown height by 25%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Current height 10-11m, final height 12.5-13m. Current width 4-5m, final width 3.5-4m. T13: Yew - reduce existing crown height by 30%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings. Current height 9m, final height 6.5m. Current width 4m, final width 3m. T14: Western Red Cedar - reduce existing crown height by 25%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings. Current height 10m, final height 7.5m. Current width 5-6m, final width 3.5-4m.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• The Old Rectory Swan Hill Road Colyford Devon EX24 6QJ

  25/1807/TCA Submitted 1 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  1, 2 : Leylandii - fell. 3, Holly : coppice. 4, Yew : reduce to hedge level. 5, Western Red Cedar : sectionally fell. 6, Leylandii : sectionally fell.

  Decided Trees 4 docs

• The Coach House Swan Hill Road Colyford Devon EX24 6QJ

  25/1808/TCA Submitted 1 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  T1: Leyland Cypress - crown lift by approximately 1.8-2m to create clearance from structures. T2: Pittosporum - crown lift by approximately 1.5m to maintain pedestrian clearance.

  Decided Trees 5 docs

• Elmwood Residential Home Swan Hill Road Colyford Devon EX24 6QJ

  22/1843/VAR Submitted 19 Aug 2022 150 yards away

  Variation of condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 22/0757/FUL (Proposed staff accommodation) to permit the windows and doors to be constructed from uPVC instead of wood

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 3 docs

• 15 The Elms Colyford Colyton EX24 6QU

  25/2054/FUL Submitted 23 Oct 2025 150 yards away

  Demolition of garage and construction of two storey side extension, porch enlargement and extension of existing raised patio.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Wild Flowers Seaton Road Colyford Devon EX24 6QW

  26/1314/CPE Submitted 7 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  79% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep

  Certificate of existing lawfulness to confirm material start to planning permission ref: 23/2240/FUL

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 6 docs

• 26/1585/TRE Granted

  22 Coulsdon Road Sidmouth Devon EX10 9JP

  T1, Alder : overall canopy reduction by approximately 1500mm up to a maximum of 2250mm with cut diameters up to 50mm. Light pruning of internal growth surrounding the adjacent street light to provide clearance as necessary.

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 23 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/2044/TCA Awaiting decision

  3 Station Road Budleigh Salterton EX9 6RJ

  T1, Birch : reduce height by approximately 2m. T2, Birch : reduce height by approximately 2m.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/2015/TRE Awaiting decision

  Voi Old Beer Road Seaton EX12 2PX

  T1: Cherry: removal - dying. Removal of T1 due to very poor condition, it is in the late stages of decline showing very little leaf cover when observed in peak season.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/1860/TRE Awaiting decision

  33 Deepways Budleigh Salterton EX9 6RA

  Cherry - crown reduction by no more than 1.2m and reduce garden-side branches back to the boundary line.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/2000/TCA Awaiting decision

  St Marys Church West Street Axminster EX13 5NU

  T2, Cedar : to reduce the lower-lateral limbs on south-eastern and western aspects by between 1-2m in length to reduce the end weight. Maximum cut diameter circa 100mm.

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees