Planning application
Brinkburn Court Manor Road Sidmouth EX10 8SB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Sycamore: crown lift to 3m, crown reduce western aspect to achieve a 2m clearance from building. T376 - Lime: remove damaged lower branches to secondary growth points, crown lift to 2.5m and sympathetically lift to 5.2m over road, sever Ivy at base of tree.
As published by the council, reference 26/1875/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1875/TRE
- Type
- Felling/Lopping (TPO)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Sidmouth Town
- Parish
- Sidmouth
- Postcode
- EX10 8SB
Comment by 18 October 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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16 Sep 2026
Received by East Devon
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20 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 November 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
Dartmoor Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Exeter
Active · incorporated 2003 · Exeter
146 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 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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26/1869/TRE Awaiting decision
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26/1878/TCA Awaiting decision
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T64, Lime: reduce where overhanging play equipment to achieve 0.5m of horizontal clearance, Maximum Diameter of Cuts (MDC) 50mm. T65, Oak: reduce lowest branch back to first live union 2m distal from stem, MDC 100mm. Reduce any other branches overhanging play equipment to achieve 0.5m of horizontal clearance, MDC 50mm. Pear & Rowan: crown lift over footpath as required to give a minimum clearance of 2.5m, MDC 25mm.
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26/1877/TRE Awaiting decision
65 Clyst Valley Road Clyst St Mary EX5 1DE
T1, Birch : reduce by 2.5m in height, maximum diameter of cuts (MDC) 50mm; reduce western aspect by 2m; all remaining aspects to be reduced by 1.5-2m to shape and tidy.
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26/1876/TRE Awaiting decision
57 Chichester Close Exmouth EX8 2LR
T1, Monterey Pine : remove declining lowest southerly limb back to source on parent stem, maximum diameter of cut (MDC) 300mm; remove hazardous deadwood whilst retaining all live growth. T2, Monterey Pine : remove lowest southerly limb back to source on parent stem, MDC 250mm; reduce southern and western aspects by 2-3m, MDC 50-75mm; remove hazardous deadwood where overhanging gardens of 55 & 57 Chichester Close.
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26/1880/TCA Awaiting decision
Westholm Mill Street Ottery St Mary EX11 1AE
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