Garden Reach Retreat Drive Topsham Exeter EX3 0LS
Refused on 20 September 2012
Council decision: Refuse Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Tree Species WorksT1 Yew Fell and replace with Yew
- Received
- 9 August 2012
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Ward
- Topsham
- ReceivedReceived9 Aug
- ValidatedValidated9 Aug
- Consult.Consultation6 Sep
- TargetTarget Date20 Sep
- DecidedDecided20 Sep
Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Garden Reach Retreat Drive Topsham Exeter EX3 0LS. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across Topsham. We hold 1,175 applications in total for the EX3 postcode area.
97% of trees applications at Exeter City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- EX3 0LS
- Application type
- Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 August 2012
- Neighbour consultation start
- 13 August 2012
- Last date for comments
- 6 September 2012
- Target decision date
- 20 September 2012
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20258 Jul
T4 - Cherry Suggested Works: Reduce height by 3 metres with a Maximum Diameter of Cuts (MDC) of 50mm. Reduce…
ApprovedWorks to Protected Trees (TPO)25/0890/TPO - 20145 Sep
T1 Oak Reduce NE limb by 2mT2 Oak Prune to allow 2m clearance of house
ApprovedWorks to Protected Trees (TPO)14/2042/TPO - 20121 Jun
Replacement double garage and associated works on north boundary (Amendment to 11/1895/03
ApprovedFull Planning Permission12/0809/FUL - 201117 Nov
Replacement double garage and associated works on north boundary
ApprovedFull Planning Permission11/1895/FUL
Source: Exeter
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