13 Strand Court Topsham EX3 0AZ
Approved on 19 December 2023
Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T1-Cotoneaster Tree has outgrown it's surroundings. Reduce overall crown dimensions via thinning by approximately 2.5m and prune away from building. T2-Mulberry Tree has previously suffered from splits and subsequently been propped. There are strong concerns it continues to deteriorate. Reduce height of tree by approximately 1.5m and prune to reshape. Significantly reduce end weight of lateral limbs to minimise risk of future branch failure. T3-Apple Tree has outgrown it's surroundings. Reduce overall crown dimensions of tree via thinning by approximately 2-1.5m and prune to reshape. T4-Cotoneaster Tree has outgrown it's surroundings. Reduce overall crown dimensions of tree via thinning by approximately 2.5m and prune to reshape. T5-Apple Tree has outgrown it's surroundings. Reduce overall crown dimensions of tree via thinning by approximately 2-1.5m and prune to reshape.
- Received
- 29 October 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Ward
- Topsham
- ReceivedReceived29 Oct
- ValidatedValidated30 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date11 Dec
- DecidedDecided19 Dec
Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 13 Strand Court Topsham EX3 0AZ. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. The site is in the Topsham conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EX3 0AZ
- Application type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 October 2023
- Target decision date
- 11 December 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Exe Arb
- Agent address
- Model Cottage Budlake Exeter EX5 3LJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Topsham
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.
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.
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