Planning application
24 Hereford Close Exmouth EX8 5QT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Birch (T1) - dead - fell. Oak ( T2) - Dead top section, likely to fail. Remove dead top section, retaining lower growth.
As published by the council, reference 26/1391/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1391/TRE
- Type
- Felling/Lopping (TPO)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval - standard time limit
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Exmouth Brixington
- Parish
- Exmouth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX8 5QT
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Devon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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22/2427/CPL Granted
24 Hereford Close Exmouth EX8 5QT
Lawful development certificate for a single-storey rear extension, insertion of side bi-fold doors, and alterations to existing opening.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by East Devon
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approval - standard time limit
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
SJM Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Devon granted permission on 10 September 2026, 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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