Barton House Church Hill Otterton Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HU Data via plota.co.uk
26/1011/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area
Approved
Proposal
T1, Holm Oak : reduce canopy by approximately 3-4m to relieve weight on damaged stem (tree has a history of storm damage). Final canopy height of approximately 12m and spread of approximately 9m. T2, Holm Oak : reduce by crown by 2-3m, crown lift over roof to clear by 2m and thin canopy by 10%. Final height of approximately 19m and spread of approximately 12m. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
20 May 2026
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Approved
29 Jun 2026
Approved on 29 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 9
39 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: St Michaels Close, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 37 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.
Show all 39 with distances
- 5 mSt Michaels CloseGrade II
- 21 mTedbury Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South East of Tower of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 24 mFrancis Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South East of Tower of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 25 mChurch of St MichaelGrade II*
- 28 mWar MemorialGrade II
- 33 mWay Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres South of Aisle of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 35 mDench Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 43 mPeedesen Headstone Approximately 6 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 43 mPaver Headstone Approximately 6 Metres South South West of Porch of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 43 mBraddock Headstone Approximately 6 Metres South of Porch of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 43 mSlader Headstone Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 45 mWood Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 46 mCarter Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South South East of Tower of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 47 mCook Chest Tomb Approximately 11 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 49 mMillside CottageGrade II
- 50 mStoford Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of Aisle of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 51 mAnonymous Headstone Approximately 11 Metres South South East of Tower of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 52 m15, the GreenGrade II
- 54 m9 and 11, the GreenGrade II
- 56 mBird Chest Tomb Approximately 15 Metres South of Tower of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 57 mOtterton Mill Including Mill Leat and Sluices to NorthGrade II*
- 57 mRamson Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres South of Porch of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 57 m7, the GreenGrade II
- 58 mMain Chest Tomb Approximately 18 Metres South of Tower of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 61 m3 and 5, the GreenGrade II
- 61 mPaver Headstone Approximately 21 Metres South of Tower of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 66 mBarton FarmhouseGrade II
- 66 mGrant Headstone Approximately 17 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 66 mPorburry Headstone Approximately 16 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 68 m1, the GreenGrade II
- 68 mWhyte Headstone Approximately 24 Metres South of Tower of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 69 mCrumpe Headstone Approximately 25 Metres South of Tower of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 70 mShore Chest Tomb Approximately 25 Metres South of Tower of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- 79 mStables Approximately 1.5 Metres West of Otterton MillGrade II
- 79 mMill HouseGrade II
- 86 mBrook HouseGrade II
- 89 mGarden Walls Approximately 1.5 Metres West of Mill HouseGrade II
- 128 mThe Lawn Including Garden Wall Adjoining to SouthGrade II
- 131 mOtterton BridgeGrade II
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.
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; Inside the Otterton built-up area; Priority habitat about 41 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £999,950 in June 2020. Other property, freehold.
24 June 2020£999,950Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- East Devon
- Application type
- Tree in Conservation Area
- Postcode
- EX9 7HU
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Budleigh And Raleigh
- Parish
- Otterton
- Decision
- TPO Not Required
- Decision date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Rowse Tree Services
How this decision compares
Decided in 40 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one40d
Council39d
UK36d
92%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
326decided 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-14888846
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14888846
- Site or press notice
- 29 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
38 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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2021
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2020
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East Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#72 of 296 councils
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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.
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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
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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