The Old Rectory Swan Hill Road Colyford Devon EX24 6QJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T5: Cypress - remove to allow lower growth and hedge. T6: Beech - reduce existing crown height by 20%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Remove dead stubs. Current height 9m, final height 7m. Current width 5-7m, final width 4-6m. T7: Beech - reduce existing crown height by 20%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Current height 9m, final height 7m. Current width 6-7m, final width 5-6m. Remove dead stubs. T8: Western Red Cedar - crown reduction by 10%, rebalancing lower crown branches to maintain profile. Current width 8m, final width 6.5-7m. T9: Ash - reduce to create monolith at main / secondary stem divisions (replant with broadleaf species). T10: Cypress - reduce existing crown height by 25%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Current height 13m, final height 9.5-10m. Current width 4-5m, final width 3-4m. T12: Western Red Cedar - reduce existing crown height by 25%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Current height 10-11m, final height 12.5-13m. Current width 4-5m, final width 3.5-4m. T13: Bay and Cherry Laurel (adj, Yew) - prune to reduce pressure on Yew. T14: Western Red Cedar - reduce existing crown height by 25%, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings. Current height 10m, final height 7.5m. Current width 5-6m, final width 3.5-4m. (Amended.) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 8
Show all 6 with distances
- 14 mWoodman's Stoop Including Adjoining Barn to South WestGrade II
- 39 mHillsideGrade II
- 58 mColyford Post OfficeGrade II
- 60 mK6 Telephone Kiosk, Swan Hill RoadGrade II
- 84 mMyrtle Cottage Rose Cottage Swan CottageGrade II
- 87 mChurch of St MichaelGrade II
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 £925,000 in May 2017. Detached house, freehold.
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
- EX24 6QJ
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Coly Valley
- Parish
- Colyford
- Decision
- TPO Not Required
- Decision date
- 29 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Birch
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, 4 days faster than East Devon's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14803300
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14803300
- Site or press notice
- 1 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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%).
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