Planning application
5 Linden Vale Howell Road Exeter Devon EX4 4LF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Rowan Tree to be cut down to approx 2.5m for safety reasons. The tree carried leaves on some branches in 2021 but others were dead. In 2022 there were no leaves or growth on the tree at any point so it is concluded that it is now dead. Some upper branches have become brittle. It is proposed to feel the tree to a stump 2.5m high, retaining the rose and ivy growing over it to provide some natural habitat for wildlife.
As published by the council, reference 23/0241/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 23/0241/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 22 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 22 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 1 Mar 2023
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX4 4LF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Feb 2023
Received by Exeter
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1 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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