17 Hayes End West Hill Ottery St Mary EX11 1GG Data via plota.co.uk

26/1375/TRE - Felling/Lopping (TPO) Approved

Proposal

T1: Pine - dismantle standing dead pine down to ground level. The tree has no needles on it Large amounts of necrotic bark at the base and signs of insect boreholes. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2026
Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the West Hill (East Devon) built-up area; Priority habitat 41 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 listed building 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
EX11 1GG
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
West Hill And Aylesbeare
Parish
West Hill
Decision
Approval - standard time limit
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Belmontrees

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 4 days slower than East Devon's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 90% 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15065312
Site or press notice
22 Jul 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