East Hole Farm Knowstone South Molton Devon EX36 4RY

79852Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 27 March 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of removal and replacement of boundary hedge due to damage

Received: 17 February 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: North Devon District Council
Ward: BISHOPS NYMPTON

ReceivedReceived17 Feb
ValidatedValidated17 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided27 Mar

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at East Hole Farm Knowstone South Molton Devon EX36 4RY. North Devon has handled 319 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than North Devon's typical decision time. The site is in the Knowstone conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across BISHOPS NYMPTON. We hold 1,126 applications in total for the EX36 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at North Devon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: EX36 4RY
Application type: Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: KNOWSTONE

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 February 2025
Application expires: 31 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address: East Hole Farm Knowstone South Molton Devon EX36 4RY

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Documents: 6

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Knowstone
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Source: North Devon

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