11 Station Road Topsham EX3 0DS
Proposal
Palm tree in back garden, which is clearly not a native species, is an eye sore, unsightly, looks unhealthy and may interfere with drainage from rear of property, particularly after works completed Request to remove Whilst currently unlikely to be considered diseased or at immediate risk of falling, tree has a very narrow base with poor structural integrity and I worry it may fall. Successful planning application attached and palm tree is clearly drawn, next to compass arrow. Our successful planning permission application required some effort for Council to be happy that property changes were in keeping with the style and character of the 3 houses in our row yet the other two houses have lush native trees and we are burdened by several ugly palm trees, completely out of keeping with properties style and of which the leaves do not even break down when fallen from the trees
- Received
- 11 January 2024
- Decided
- 20 February 2024 · Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Exeter City Council
- Ward
- Topsham
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Jan
- ValidatedValidated11 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date22 Feb
- DecidedDecided20 Feb
Decided in 40 days (council typically 49)
This is a tree application at 11 Station Road Topsham EX3 0DS. Exeter has handled 746 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 37 days. This one was decided in 40 days, 3 days longer than Exeter's median. The site is in the Topsham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 88 applications across Topsham. We hold 1,160 applications in total for the EX3 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
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- 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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