Planning application
The Bays Coburg Road Sidmouth Devon EX10 8NF
Works: Trees
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Proposal
T001, 1x Magnolia : reduce the height of the tree by approximately 2.0 m, leaving a final overall height of 8.0m; reduce the radial crown spread by approximately 2.0m, leaving a final radial spread of approximately 8.0m at all compass points; crown thin the overall leaf-bearing twig structure by a maximum of approximately 10%; remove all epicormic growth from throughout the crown; maximum diameter of cut (MDC) 40mm. T002, Magnolia : reduce the height by approximately 2.0m, leaving a final overall height of approximately 6.0m; reduce the radial crown spread by approximately 2.0m, leaving a final radial spread of approximately 3.5m at all compass points; MDC , 40mm.
As published by the council, reference 26/1501/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1501/TCA
- Type
- Tree in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sidmouth Town
- Parish
- Sidmouth
- Postcode
- EX10 8NF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2026
Received by East Devon
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Devon took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Devon Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Torquay
Active · incorporated 2013 · Torquay
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with East Devon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Devon decided tree works applications in a median of 39 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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