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Shute Barton Shute Axminster EX13 7PT

21/2849/TREFelling/Lopping (TPO)Approved

Approved on 24 December 2021

Council decision: Approval with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

English Oak : Pruning to reduce the risk of the tree with historic and ecological value to be carried out by: - Reduce limb extending from the upper eastern side of the upper canopy by approximately 6m, making a pruning cut circa 300mm in diameter. - Reduce the two remaining branches extending from the southern side of the upper canopy by 4m, making one pruning cut on each branch, circa 150mm in diameter. 1 x Oak and 2 beech trees : Light pruning of branches extending towards the buildings to prune back foliage touching/nearly touching historic buildings. Pruning cuts will be made to give 1-2 m clearance from buildings.

Received
28 October 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Newbridges
  1. Received28 Oct
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.26 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Dec

Decided in 57 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Shute Barton Shute Axminster EX13 7PT. East Devon has handled 873 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 days longer than East Devon's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Newbridges. We hold 959 applications in total for the EX13 postcode area.

90% of trees applications at East Devon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EX13 7PT
Application type
Felling/Lopping (TPO)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Shute

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2021
Consultation expiry
3 November 2021
Last date for comments
26 November 2021

Publicity

Last advertised
3 November 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10346440
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): East Devon
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    21 Oct

    Ash 200 - fell. Ash 310 - fell.

    Approval with conditionsFelling/Lopping (TPO)24/2207/TRE
  2. 2022
    9 Jun

    Ash tree #203 is located on the edge of a bank alongside the drive to Shute Barton House. Approximately 80%…

    WithdrawnFelling/Lopping (TPO)22/1273/TRE
  3. 2018
    7 Dec

    The first phase of the reduction will involve targeted pruning cuts of the large stems to the north and east…

    Approval with conditionsFelling/Lopping (TPO)18/2795/TRE
  4. 2017
    4 Dec

    Lime (B310): Prune back 2 meters from the chruch arch way, branches 40-50mm

    Approval with conditionsFelling/Lopping (TPO)17/2887/TRE
  5. 2010
    15 Apr

    Installation of internal secondary glazing

    Approval with conditionsListed building consent10/0699/LBC
  6. 2008
    20 Nov

    Remove 6 secondary stems from 1 x Lawson Cypress

    Split DecisionFelling/Lopping (TPO)08/3115/TRE

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