Watch Hill 3 Cricket Field Lane Budleigh Salterton Devon EX9 6PB Data via plota.co.uk

26/1682/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

G1: x2 Monterey Cypress (located at Cremalt, immediately east of Watch Hill) - fell to facilitate the restoration and continued safe vehicular use of the driveway and to reduce the likelihood of further damage to the associated drainage system. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 21 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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.
Budleigh Salterton 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
SSSI 253 m away: Budleigh Salterton Cliffs SSSI; 4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Budleigh Salterton built-up area.
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 £1,742,000 in March 2016. Detached house, freehold.

18 March 2016£1,742,000
20 December 2002£1,125,000

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

Building

Floor area645 m² (6,943 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (49 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 15 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2014, 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
EX9 6PB
Received
around 21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Budleigh And Raleigh
Parish
Budleigh Salterton
Decision
TPO Not Required
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Advanced Arboriculture

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15169848
Planning Portal ref
PP-15169848
Site or press notice
28 Aug 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.