Ladywell, Lee Road, Lynton, EX35 6HW Data via plota.co.uk

EXM/26/190/TCA - Tree(s) in Conservation Area Under Consideration

Proposal

Works to trees in a conservation area: To remove 1no Conifer (T1), to prune 1no Holly (T2) to approx 4 metres, to prune 1no Conifer (T3) to approx 4 metres and to prune 1no Holly (T4) to approx 2.5 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 2 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 68.

The consultation period closed on 24 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 11

Special area of conservation
Exmoor National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Lynton 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.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Special area of conservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 356 m away: River Lyn SSSI; Special area of conservation about 475 m away: Exmoor & Quantock Oakwoods; Inside the Lynton built-up area; Heritage coast about 165 m away: Exmoor; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, 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. 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.

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Important details

Council
Exmoor
Application type
Tree(s) in Conservation Area
Postcode
EX35 6HW
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gavin Hendry Tree Surgery & Grounds Main

Decision outlook

Day 68, past the statutory target. 100% of tree works in Exmoor are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 20 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 6812 days past the 56-day target
33%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
12decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided by Exmoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Exmoor decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026
Exmoor
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#179 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Exmoor is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #248 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Exmoor decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #10 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #15 of 296
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #248 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #234 of 296
100%
Minor dwellings approved
4 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Change of use approved
26 decided
174
Total decisions
7 refused in the year to March 2026