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The Firs Elm Grove Road Topsham Exeter EX3 0EJ

26/1242/CATPermitted

Proposal

T1 - Gleditsia - Crown lift by 1 metre T2 - Ginkgo biloba - Reduce the height by 2.5 metres, and reshape all laterals by up to 1 metre, leaving a balanced form.

Received
17 August 2026
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received17 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

This is a planning application at The Firs Elm Grove Road Topsham Exeter EX3 0EJ. Exeter has handled 4,095 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. It was submitted on 17 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Topsham conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,160 applications in total for the EX3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/1242/CAT
Address
The Firs Elm Grove Road Topsham Exeter EX3 0EJ
Postcode
EX3 0EJ
Local Authority
Exeter
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Submitted
17 August 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
50.683468, -3.459581
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Exeter

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • 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.

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 2026-10-09. 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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