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Villa Barn Balls Farm Road Exeter EX2 9JB

Granted Exeter 21/1183/CAT Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

lime tree - overhanging from neighbouring property, simply looking to cut back lower overhanging branches ewe bush - looking to remove Sycamore tree - looking to remove as effecting immediate trees around it holly bush and sycamore tree - looking to remove as overhanging into road and effecting tree next to it

As published by the council, reference 21/1183/CAT

Application record

Reference
21/1183/CAT
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
27 Jul 2021
Validated
27 Jul 2021
Decided
14 Sep 2021
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX2 9JB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/1147/CAT Granted

    Villa Barn Balls Farm Road Exeter EX2 9JB

    Following an inspection by a tree surgeon it has been recommended a number of the trees undergo a general maintenance and cut back suggested between 10 and 20% in some instances for the good of the trees overall There was also one tree in particular in the neighbouring property that is leaning towards our property that is dead and should be removed T1 - Robinia - removal of small secondary stem at ground level T2 - Gingko - Rebalancing of crown by reduction over office of two limbs by 3m T3 - Yew - No work T4 - Holly - No work T5 - Ginko - Reduction of top of crown by 3m and slight reshape T6 - Sycamore - Reduce three lowest limbs roadside (including squirrel damaged) back to stem T7 - Oak - Removal of one low lateral limb over drive to rebalance crown T8 - Robinia on neighbouring property - Dead, recommend removal ASAP

    Decided 21 Jan 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jul 2021

    Received by Exeter

  2. 14 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 14 September 2021, 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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