Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

19 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AS

Granted Exeter 25/1311/CAT Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 Holm Oak Maximum lengths of no more than 1.5m with target pruning cuts of no more than 75mm Located in SW corner of garden on boundary, (NOT THE ONE OF THE 2 OAKS ADJACENT TO THE BOAT SLIPWAY!) with lateral branches overhanging the estuary, we seek to reduce the end loads on the longest lateral lowest branches only, as was previously done several years ago and no objection was given by planning T2 Arbutus Located in SE corner of the garden on the left as you enter the garden, reduce and shape Tree by up to 0.75m to leave the tree looking symmetrical and manageable for the owner to prune in the future

As published by the council, reference 25/1311/CAT

Application record

Reference
25/1311/CAT
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
23 Sep 2025
Validated
23 Sep 2025
Decided
8 Dec 2025
Ward
Topsham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX3 0AS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/0939/FUL Granted

    19 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AS

    Garden studio replacing existing garage lean-to garden store & amendments to garden wall over rear entrance gate.

    Decided 3 Oct 2024 Full applications
  • 24/0940/LBC Granted

    19 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AS

    Garden studio replacing existing garage lean-to garden store & amendments to garden wall over rear entrance gate.

    Decided 3 Oct 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Sep 2025

    Received by Exeter

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Sid Valley Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Sidmouth

Active · incorporated 2006 · Sidmouth

11 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 8 December 2025, 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.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 19 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AS

    24/0939/FUL Submitted 16 Aug 2024 0.1 miles away

    Garden studio replacing existing garage lean-to garden store & amendments to garden wall over rear entrance gate.

    Granted Full applications 23 docs

  • 19 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AS

    24/0940/LBC Submitted 16 Aug 2024 0.1 miles away

    Garden studio replacing existing garage lean-to garden store & amendments to garden wall over rear entrance gate.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 20 docs

  • 22 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AS

    26/1208/DIS Submitted 10 Aug 2026 0.1 miles away

    Discharge Condition 4 (Materials) of the previously approved 25/0470/FUL

    Granted Conditions 8 docs

  • Topsham Museum The Strand Topsham EX3 0AX

    24/1083/FUL Submitted 20 Sep 2024 0.1 miles away

    Install information sign for new Topsham Heritage Trail

    Granted Full applications 14 docs

  • Topsham Museum The Strand Topsham EX3 0AX

    24/1084/LBC Submitted 20 Sep 2024 0.1 miles away

    Install information sign for new Topsham Heritage Trail

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

  • 22 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AS

    25/0470/FUL Submitted 17 Apr 2025 0.1 miles away

    Replace garden steps with timber steps, through the opening in the existing wall. To add timber doors to shed. Repair the slate roof of shed. Add doors to the extension. Re-pave the courtyard area.

    Granted Full applications Extension Roofing 19 docs
    Small domestic

In Exeter

  • 26/1178/CAT Granted

    The Boathouse Bowling Green Road Topsham EX3 0BE

    Maple (single dot on aerial photo) dismantle to near ground level. Red Oak (double dot on aerial photo) reduction in height of approximately 5.0m and a reduction in southern lateral spread by between 3.0 and 4.0m

    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/1093/CAT Withdrawn

    Magdalen Court School Victoria Park Road Exeter EX2 4NU

    remove two dying trees in car park area and deadwood the copper beech tree next to main car park

    Received 22 Jul, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/1372/TPO Awaiting decision

    OPEN SPACE/ GARDENS TO THE SOUTH EAST OF THE MAIN BUILDING OF "SOUTH GRANGE

    T006 Common lime(Tilia x vulgaris) - Remove epicormic growth immediately prior to next inspection., Sever ivy and allow to die off naturally. T008 Silver birch(Betula pendula) - Crown raise to provide a minimum of 2.5 meters vertical clearance over the adjacent pedestrian route to the South. T009 Wild cherry (Prunus avium) - Crown raise to provide a minimum of 2.5 meters vertical clearance over the adjacent pedestrian route to the South.

    Received 11 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/1356/CAT Awaiting decision

    County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

    Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) which has a large cavity located within the main crown with dead wood thought and chicken of the wood fungus at around 1.6-1.7 m from ground level. to be Sectional felled/ dismantled due to a main entrance into County hall ground meaning prolonged dwell time car parking adjacent and footpaths underneath.

    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/1355/CAT Awaiting decision

    12 Dinham Crescent Exeter EX4 4EF

    T1 Monterey Cypress - To remove all large dead wood T2 Dead Plum - To Fell T4 Apple - To reduce height of tree by 3m and reshape leaving a natural flowing tree line (From 12/14m to 10/12m) T7 Dead Silver Birch - To Fell T17 Cypress - To Fell T21 Purple Plum - To reduce the overall size of the tree by 3m to secondary crown (From 12/14m to 10/12m) T22 Plum - To fell Southern Stem T27 Sycamore - Fell Southeast stem over neighboring properties with basal decay, reduced remaining two stems by 3m in height and 2m in lateral spread to reduce sail mass See Included document: surveys.2026.WeareCliffs for full specification and justifications

    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees