Planning application
3 Truro Drive Exmouth Devon EX8 5QF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1, Silver Birch: reduce height via thinning by approximately 2m (tree is currently approximately 16m above ground level). Reduce lateral crown spread via thinning by approximately 1.5m (tree is currently approximately 10m wide). Making cuts no greater than approximately 75mm in diameter with the vast majority being approximately 25mm in diameter.
As published by the council, reference 25/2518/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2518/TRE
- Type
- Felling/Lopping (TPO)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Exmouth Brixington
- Parish
- Exmouth
- Postcode
- EX8 5QF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2025
Received by East Devon
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Devon took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Exe Arb Ltd. Agent, registered in Exeter
Active · incorporated 2022 · Exeter
15 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with East Devon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Devon decided tree works applications in a median of 39 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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