Planning application
Project Centre Poltimore House Poltimore Exeter EX4 0AU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Y1, English Yew : reduce by 5m and prune laterals to shape canopy. Y2, English Yew : reduce to 8m and prune laterals to shape canopy. T1 + T2, Turkey Oak : Self-set. Suppressed by adjacent Fraxinus excelsior; significant squirrel damage throughout canopy and causing deformation; broken ends of storm-damaged branches at canopy break. It us unlikely that these two trees were present at the time of the 1991 TPO service. Fell.
As published by the council, reference 25/2227/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2227/TRE
- Type
- Felling/Lopping (TPO)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approval with conditions
- Received
- 30 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Exe Valley
- Parish
- Poltimore
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 0AU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Oct 2025
Received by East Devon
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approval with conditions
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Devon granted permission on 16 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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