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6 Balmoral Gardens Topsham EX3 0DJ

24/1376/TPOWorks to Protected Trees (TPO)Approved

Approved on 12 February 2025

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Yew Tree - TPO 647 Pruning cuts to BS3998 British standard No more than 50mm in diameter. No more than 1 meter in length to include removal of crossing and damaged branches , and crown raise 4 meters from the ground , final height of 10 meters. 30% reduction to overall tree to BS3998 standards max diameter cut 75mm. This tree although it has a high amenity value, is too large for the location it is in. It encroaches on the named property blocking almost all the light. I cannot use my security light as the movement of the tree sets the light off, so it is difficult for me to access the property at night. It overhangs the council path in front of my property, dropping berries and needles, which constantly need sweeping away. This is causing me serious mental health difficullties, I am a retired lady living on my own.

Received
18 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Topsham
  1. Received18 Nov
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.19 Dec
  4. Target21 Jan
  5. Decided12 Feb

Decided in 79 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 6 Balmoral Gardens Topsham EX3 0DJ. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 5 weeks longer than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in 6 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 1,174 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).

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Application details

Postcode
EX3 0DJ
Application type
Works to Protected Trees (TPO)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 November 2024
Last date for comments
19 December 2024
Target decision date
21 January 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
57 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13571355
Documents
8

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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