12 Cheltenham Close Exeter Devon EX4 2EL

1. 19 Mar 2023

   Received by Exeter

2. 5 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on trees applications in our guide

• 11 Cheltenham Close Exeter EX4 2EL

  26/0563/TPO Submitted 19 Apr 2026 64m away

  Remove dead branches throughout the crown where they present a clear risk of falling into the garden, sheds or boundary fence. Remove broken or hanging branches at risk of detachment, limited to secondary and tertiary branches only, maximum cut diameter 80 mm. Crown lift to provide 2 m clearance above garden level by removing selected small secondary and tertiary branches only, maximum cut diameter 50 mm. Reduce lateral branches on the east aspect by up to 2-3 m, targeting secondary and tertiary branches, maximum cut diameter 80 mm, to trim back the periphery of the crown.

  Granted Trees 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 24 Peterborough Road Exeter EX4 2EG

  26/1236/PMI Submitted 14 Aug 2026 100m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~9 Oct

  Permission in principle for 1 new dwellinghouse

  Awaiting decision Outline 18 docs
  Domestic

• Northmore House Cleve Lane Exeter EX4 2AR

  25/1495/TPO Submitted 23 Oct 2025 131m away

  T1 - Monterey Pine - Thin the density of the lowest primary lateral branch (which directly overhangs the front garden of the adjacent property) by 30%. This will consist of third order growth only, natural target pruning, and dead wood. Diameter cuts made will be restricted to 2 inch diameter. Reasons - Residents have been worried about this branch for many years. Re-assurance has been provided, and weight removed in the past. The proposed work is designed to reduce the 'sail effect' of the canopy, without adversely affecting the vigour and health of the limb/tree. T2 - Dying Yes tree - Reduce to approximately 6 metres high, or the bowl of the main stem. Reasons - The tree is dying, with very little living growth left. The work is essentially a pollard, and a last chance effort to invigorate the tree into producing foliage. Although pollarding does not always work, this tree will not survive, and start dropping the dead lateral branches. Reducing the size of a crown can concentrate a trees resources into producing new foliage, and so this remedial work is recommended. T3 - Holm Oak - Reduce one stem overhanging the rear gardens of Canterbury Rd by 4 metres. Cut size of approx. 27cm. The stem in question comes into contact (lower down) with the previously reduced stem overhanging the gardens. Reasons - The stem originates from a groups of stems forming the crown of the tree. The tree was coppiced earlier in its life, hence the multi stemmed re-growth. This re-growth is inherently weak, and there are significant lateral forces exerted, especially in high winds, making it likely for stems to fail at the original union. Currently the stem in question moves to a greater degree (observed in moderate winds) when compared with the rest of the crown. Therefore this work is recommended. Recommendations/evidence is provided by Hywel Davies, Consultant for Exe Tree Care Ltd

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 18 Chester Close Exeter EX4 2EJ

  25/1704/FUL Submitted 29 Nov 2025 190m away

  Loft conversion, including installation of 3x rooflights and 1x window to gable end.

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 21 docs

• 172 Gloucester Road Exeter Devon EX4 2JB

  21/0872/FUL Submitted 27 May 2021 203m away

  First floor side and rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs

• 176 Gloucester Road Exeter Devon EX4 2JB

  21/1084/PD Submitted 7 Jul 2021 227m away

  Rear extension.

  Granted Prior approval Extension 5 docs

• 26/1332/CAT Awaiting decision

  8 Marlborough Road Exeter EX2 4TJ

  T1 - Contorted Willow - Reduce in height by 2.5 metres, and reshape the crown by 0.5-1 metre, leaving a balanced form.

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/1319/CAT Awaiting decision

  Stoneycombe Matford Road Exeter EX2 4PE

  Please see Plan attached. This plan was submitted with a similar application on 7 October 2020. T 1 was felled in 2020. T2 and T3 were pollarded. T2 and T3 require pollarding again because of their proximity to the house. See detail on plan.) T3 is already touching the house and over the roof.

  1 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/1311/CAT Awaiting decision

  11 Devonshire Place Exeter EX4 6JA

  The tree is a Cypress tree located at the front of 11 Devonshire place, to the right hand side when looking at the house. We would like to replace the tree with a native tree species - either a rowan or a cherry - in order to provide flowers for pollinators in the spring/summer and food for birds in the winter. We would like to do the removal in late (~Nov) 2026, well after the bird breeding season, in order to plant the new tree in early 2027 after the last frosts. The tree itself sits at the boundary of a conservation area.

  30 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/1312/CAT Awaiting decision

  11 Devonshire Place Exeter EX4 6JA

  The tree is a silver birch. We would like to carry out "crown reduction" reducing the height of the tree from ~10m to ~7m. Similarly, we would like to reduce the spread of the crown at the rear to reduce the amount of overhang with our rear neighbours. We will keep the left-right spread similar, only carrying out "crown thinning" in this respect to ensure the tree does not block too much light from our neighbours' gardens and our own.

  30 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/1291/CAT Awaiting decision

  Electricity Distribution Site Parkfield Road Topsham

  Mixture of bay and cherry large shrubs to remove, which have become overgrown in the contained area next to the electricity sub station. We have removed what we can so far, but need approval to remove the rest, as they are around 5 inches at waist height. Plan to remove fully as no remedial value where they are located. Approx 20 stems to remove WHAT3WORDS is stow.poetic.skills

  26 Aug 2026 Trees