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Upper Heights Burscombe Lane Sidford Sidmouth EX10 9SF

23/1775/TREFelling/Lopping (TPO)Decided

Decided on 27 October 2023

Council decision: Split DecisionQuality Council

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

G1 - Beech trees: 1) stems nearest the house - crown lift to a height equivalent to the eaves of the house, removing small branches up to approx. 25mm in diameter. 2) reduction of lateral canopy extent over the garden on the south side by up to 2-3m, maximum diameter cuts of 45mm. 3) Height reduction by up to 2m, maximum diameter cuts of 45mm. G2 - beech trees: 1) crown lift above access road to approximately 5m for vehicle access. 2) remove stems directly opposite oak tree to allow more space for vehiclular acess. 3) thin out stems 138mm in diameter at chest height and remove stems up to 200mm at chest height.

Received
15 August 2023
Decision level
Quality Council
Public comments
2
Ward
Sidmouth Sidford
  1. Received15 Aug
  2. Validated15 Aug
  3. Consult.17 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Oct

Decided in 73 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Upper Heights Burscombe Lane Sidford Sidmouth EX10 9SF. East Devon has handled 873 applications of this type. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Sidmouth Sidford. We hold 865 applications in total for the EX10 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
EX10 9SF
Application type
Felling/Lopping (TPO)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sidmouth

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 August 2023
Consultation expiry
25 August 2023
Last date for comments
17 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
East Devon Tree Surgeons
Agent address
Mr T Clarke 6 Hodges Close Gittisham Honiton EX14 3FN

Publicity

Last advertised
25 August 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12333412
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: East Devon

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