Planning application
1 Priory Orchard Critchards Woodbury Devon EX5 1RB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G1: 4x ash & 1x cypress : fell ash to near ground level, reduce cypress to hedge height
As published by the council, reference 26/1626/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1626/TCA
- Type
- Tree in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Woodbury And Lympstone
- Parish
- Woodbury
- Postcode
- EX5 1RB
Comment by 11 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on East Devon's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2026
Received by East Devon
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 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 42 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Exeter
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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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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The Rowans Broadway Woodbury Devon EX5 1NR
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26/1782/TRE Awaiting decision
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