Varnes Church Road Lympstone Devon EX8 5JT Data via plota.co.uk

Awaiting decision 26/1993/TCA
Trees & landscaping
Council
East Devon 6.7/10
Date received
around 30 Sept 2026
Date validated
30 Sept 2026
Postcode
EX8 5JT

Description

T1, Holly : remove dysfunctional stem, retaining healthy growth. T2, Oak : remove crossing branches T3, Yew : trim top level to tidy. T4, Hawthorn : prune back tertiary branches growing towards property. T7, Ash : crown reduce by up to 2 metres to tidy and contain. T8, Monterey Pine : dismantle in stages to near ground level T12, Holly : dismantle, leaving a stump of approximately 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 8 Nov 2026, from East Devon's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 9 of the 56-day target. East Devon usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
279decided 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 →

Site constraints 7

22 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Varnes, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 22 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 ↗
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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area about 302 m away: Exe Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 302 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

Checked on 8 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 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 2

Last sold for £805,000 in November 2013. Detached house, freehold.

29 November 2013£805,000
30 October 1998£270,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Replace 1no. first floor sash window on front (south) elevation
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2024 Approved
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Replace 1no. first floor sash window on front (south) elevation
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23/0739/FUL
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23/0740/LBC
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2022 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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