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19 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AS

25/1311/CATWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 8 December 2025

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Holm Oak Maximum lengths of no more than 1.5m with target pruning cuts of no more than 75mm Located in SW corner of garden on boundary, (NOT THE ONE OF THE 2 OAKS ADJACENT TO THE BOAT SLIPWAY!) with lateral branches overhanging the estuary, we seek to reduce the end loads on the longest lateral lowest branches only, as was previously done several years ago and no objection was given by planning T2 Arbutus Located in SE corner of the garden on the left as you enter the garden, reduce and shape Tree by up to 0.75m to leave the tree looking symmetrical and manageable for the owner to prune in the future

Received
23 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Topsham
Agent
Sid Valley Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received23 Sep
  2. Validated23 Sep
  3. Consult.27 Oct
  4. Target4 Nov
  5. Decided8 Dec

Decided in 76 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 19 The Strand Topsham EX3 0AS. Exeter has handled 798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 4 weeks longer than Exeter's typical decision time. The site is in the Topsham conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 0AS
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 September 2025
Last date for comments
27 October 2025
Target decision date
4 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Sid Valley Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
11 Bowd Ct, Bowd, Sidmouth, UK Bowd Court Devon Sidmouth EX10 0ND United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14353849
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Topsham
  • Listed building: Grade II: K6 Telephone Kiosk, the StrandOn or next to this site · +7 more
  • Article 4 direction: Land at the Strand, Topsham
  • SSSI: Exe Estuary SSSINext to the site
  • Special Protection Area: Exe EstuaryNext to the site
  • Ramsar wetland: Exe EstuaryNext to the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (17)

flood storage areas, 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, Special Areas of Conservation, 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

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© 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.

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