20 Fore Street Otterton Devon EX9 7HB Data via plota.co.uk

26/0729/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

1, Elm : 60% dead. 2, Fir : misshapen and crowded. 3, Ash : at an angle. 4, Ash : dead. 5, Willow. 6, 7, 8, x3 Ash trees : on a bank, part of a hedge, part dead. All tree to be removed. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Apr 2026
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Approved
19 May 2026

Approved on 19 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 10

22 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Box Cottage, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
East Devon National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Otterton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage coast: East Devon
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence about 2 m from the postcode pin (engineered high ground); Inside the Otterton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
East Devon
Application type
Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
EX9 7HB
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Budleigh And Raleigh
Parish
Otterton
Decision
TPO Not Required
Decision date
19 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
279decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by East Devon in the last twelve months, from validation. East Devon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14851601
Planning Portal ref
PP-14851601
Site or press notice
22 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#72 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

East Devon ranks #103 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Devon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #152 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #104 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #103 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #86 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
168 decided (1-9 homes)
74%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
25 decided
1,321
Total decisions
157 refused in the year to March 2026