Higher Comfort Nature Reserve Opposite Outer Knowstone Moor Knowstone South Molton Devon EX36 4SA

81532Hedgerow Removal NoticeAwaiting decision

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

Proposal

Hedgerow removal notice for removal of 4m of hedge

Received: 9 March 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: North Devon District Council
Ward: BISHOPS NYMPTON, WITHERIDGE

ReceivedReceived9 Mar
ValidatedValidated9 Mar
Consult.Consultation10 Apr
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Higher Comfort Nature Reserve Opposite Outer Knowstone Moor Knowstone South Molton Devon EX36 4SA. North Devon has handled 319 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across BISHOPS NYMPTON, WITHERIDGE. 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 4SA
Application type: Hedgerow Removal Notice
Scale / size: Small
Parish: KNOWSTONE, RACKENFORD

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 10 April 2026
Consultation start: 13 March 2026
Consultation end: 10 April 2026
Application expires: 20 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Bulworthy Project Rackenford Tiverton Devon EX16 8DL

Planning decision

Decision: Pending
Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Documents: 11

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: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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.

Source: North Devon

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