Oak Cottage Church Road Lympstone Exmouth EX8 5JU Data via plota.co.uk

26/1700/PRETDD - Pre-app Trees dead/dangerous Decided

Proposal

Five day notice: Ash: fell to ground level. Replacement planting: Almond or Walnut Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Application Closed
21 Aug 2026

Application Closed on 21 Aug 2026 · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Oak Cottage
List entry 1333265 · 1 m away · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II)
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 ↗
Lympstone 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.
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Also on the record
Special protection area 415 m away: Exe Estuary; SSSI 415 m away: Exe Estuary SSSI; Inside the Lympstone 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
East Devon
Application type
Pre-app Trees dead/dangerous
Postcode
EX8 5JU
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Woodbury And Lympstone
Parish
Lympstone
Decision
Application Closed
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

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

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