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The Old Rectory Swan Hill Road Colyford Devon EX24 6QJ

26/0584/TREFelling/Lopping (TPO)Awaiting decision

Proposal

T1-T4: Lime - reduce existing crown height by 30% overall, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to reduce crown loadings on main, secondary and tertiary stems. Remove dead stubs. T1 - Current height 19m, final height 13-14m. Current width 6-8m, final width 5-7m. T2 - Current height 18m, final height 12-13m. Current width 5-6m, final width 4-5m. T3 - Current height 18m, final height 12-13m. Current width 5-6m, final width 4-5m. T4 - Current height 19m, final height 13-14m. Current width 6-8m, final width 5-7m. Maximum cut diameters in range 120-150 mm.

Received
25 March 2026
Ward
Coly Valley
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.24 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 24 April.

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About this application

This is a tree application at The Old Rectory Swan Hill Road Colyford Devon EX24 6QJ. East Devon has handled 873 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Colyford conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Coly Valley. We hold 120 applications in total for the EX24 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
EX24 6QJ
Application type
Felling/Lopping (TPO)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colyford

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Consultation expiry
1 April 2026
Last date for comments
24 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Birch
Architect profile
BIRCH&CO LTD
Agent address
Mr Jim Waterson 5 Southcoombe Terrace Axmouth EX12 4AT

Publicity

Last advertised
1 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14803160
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    25 Mar

    T1-T4: Lime - reduce existing crown height by 30% overall, reshaping and rebalancing crown structure to…

    This applicationPendingTrees26/0584/TRE
  2. 2026
    25 Mar

    T5: Cypress - remove to allow lower growth and hedge. T6: Beech - reduce existing crown height by 20%…

    PendingTree in Conservation AreaFiled alongside26/0585/TCA

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