Myrtle Cottage Flower Street Woodbury Exeter EX5 1LY Data via plota.co.uk

26/1449/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

G1 - Elm & Ash: dismantle in stages to near ground level (1x Ash, 1x Elm). T2 - Elm: reduce height and lateral spread by up to 2.3m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 16 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Woodbury 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.
Also on the record
8 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Woodbury 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 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 £249,950 in August 2003. Semi-detached house, freehold.

15 August 2003£249,950
21 January 2002£148,000

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

Building

Floor area131 m² (1,410 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCob, as built

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
East Devon
Application type
Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
EX5 1LY
Received
around 16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Woodbury And Lympstone
Parish
Woodbury
Decision
TPO Not Required
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Dartmoor Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
266decided 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.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15089430
Planning Portal ref
PP-15089430
Site or press notice
29 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Devon
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#72 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.