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Nelson House Coombe Lane Axminster Devon EX13 5AX

25/0103/TCAFelling/Lopping (TPO)Approved

Approved on 11 March 2025

Council decision: Approval - standard time limitDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1, Monterey Cypress : reduce mass by 30% of branch to south / southwest over parking bay, emanating at 6m from a bark included fork, by a combination of thinning and reduction. Pruning cuts of up to 50mm diameter -Thin top of stem to south west with linear feature at 8m (spot marked at base with tree paint) by 30% foliage mass by making pruning cuts of up to 75mm diameter, the un thinned branches will not be shortened to preserve the form of the tree canopy. The works will be caried in accordance with BS 3998 2010. The proposed static brace will be - - Invasive drilled static system; with a steel cable connected to eye bolts or threaded rod with eye-nuts, drilled through the stem. - With a minimum breaking strain of at least 4T (recommending 8T). - A vertical distance of at least 50cm above the existing brace. - Works to be carried out to BS 3998 (Annex D) / European Cabling and Bracing Standard

Received
29 January 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Axminster
  1. Received29 Jan
  2. Validated29 Jan
  3. Consult.28 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 Mar

Decided in 41 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Nelson House Coombe Lane Axminster Devon EX13 5AX. East Devon has handled 873 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 8 days quicker than East Devon's typical decision time. The site is in the Axminster conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Axminster. 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 5AX
Application type
Felling/Lopping (TPO)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Axminster

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 January 2025
Consultation expiry
5 February 2025
Last date for comments
28 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Broadleaf Tree Surgery
Agent address
Mr Alastair Down 10 Combe Close Axminster EX13 5LN

Publicity

Last advertised
5 February 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13708331
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Axminster
  • Listed building: Grade II: Westcoombe HouseOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Brownfield land register: Land at Webster Garage Site, AxminsterRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (18)

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

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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