15 Wessex Close Topsham Exeter Devon EX3 0LU

21/1473/TPOWorks to Protected Trees (TPO)Refused

Refused on 16 November 2021

Council decision: Refuse Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

1 - Sycamore - Reduce the height by 4 metres (maximum cut size of 12cm diameter) - Shorten back all lateral branches by up to 20% of branch length (approx 1 to 1.5metres) Cut size of 9 cm.

Received: 21 September 2021
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Exeter City Council
Ward: Topsham
Agent: Exe Tree Care Ltd

ReceivedReceived21 Sep
ValidatedValidated21 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date17 Nov
DecidedDecided16 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 15 Wessex Close Topsham Exeter Devon EX3 0LU. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Exeter's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across Topsham. We hold 1,174 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 0LU
Application type: Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 September 2021
Target decision date: 17 November 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent: Exe Tree Care Ltd
Agent address: 19 Alexandra Terrace Exeter EX4 6SY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 57 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-10234610
Comments: 0
Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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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© 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.

Source: Exeter

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