13 Monmouth Avenue Topsham EX3 0AF
Proposal
T1 Magnolia, cut back branches away from public thoroughfare and reduce the rest of the crown by a third (back to previous pruning points) to leave it looking balanced. cuts to a maximum of 40-50mm T2 Ash trees . These are Council owned trees that are located adjacent to the back garden with around 1.5m overhanging the boundary fence. Permission is sought to reduce these branches by 1.5m . Maximum cut diameter around 30mm . climbing these trees will not be required as the said branches are reachable by step-ladder and extendable pruners
- Received
- 19 August 2023
- Decided
- 16 October 2023 · Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Ward
- Topsham
- ReceivedReceived19 Aug
- ValidatedValidated19 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date31 Oct
- DecidedDecided16 Oct
Decided in 27 days (council typically 49)
This is a tree application at 13 Monmouth Avenue Topsham EX3 0AF. Exeter has handled 779 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 37 days. This one was decided in 58 days, 3 weeks longer than Exeter's median. The site is in the Topsham conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across Topsham. We hold 1,164 applications in total for the EX3 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Topsham
- 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 (22)
flood storage 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.
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