Mandeville Bell Street Otterton Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HS Data via plota.co.uk

26/1132/TRE - Felling/Lopping (TPO) Approved

Proposal

T1, Monterey Cypress - remove cracked limb on south side back to trunk. Shorten back adjacent low limb on western side, over field with decay on top, by approximately 2m to lighten the load. Reason to lessen the likelihood of breaking and damage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 8

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.
Council document ↗
Heritage coast: East Devon
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Wombles, Grade II, 36 m away · 8 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Otterton 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
East Devon
Application type
Felling/Lopping (TPO)
Postcode
EX9 7HS
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Budleigh And Raleigh
Parish
Otterton
Decision
Approval with conditions
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Japanese Tree Shapes

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 10 days slower than East Devon's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14989561
Planning Portal ref
PP-14989561
Site or press notice
17 Jun 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

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