5 Cedar Shade All Saints Road Sidmouth Devon EX10 8EU Data via plota.co.uk

26/0824/TRE - Felling/Lopping (TPO) Refused

Proposal

Tree number 1: Holm Oak - fell to as close as ground level as possible. Treat the stump by drilling the required amount of eco plugs (contain glyphosate) into stump. (restricted and elevated location prohibits stump removal by tree surgeon). No replacement tree is proposed as space not available. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Apr 2026
Refused
2 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 2 Jul 2026 · Quality Council · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Sidmouth Town Centre 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Sidmouth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Felling/Lopping (TPO)
Postcode
EX10 8EU
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Sidmouth Town
Parish
Sidmouth
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Quality Council

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 23 days slower than East Devon's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 10% of tree and landscaping works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
199decided 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-14890631
Site or press notice
6 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#72 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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