Planning application
3 Coysh Square Topsham Exeter EX3 0JS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1-Silver Birch The tree appears to have been pruned historically but not for some years. The client feels that the tree has become to large for its location and wishes for the trees crown dimensions to be reduced. Reduce crown of Silver Birch by approximately 4 meters in height and approximately 2 meters in lateral spread (as roughly indicated by red line on attahched photograph 419BAI).
As published by the council, reference 23/0497/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 23/0497/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 17 Apr 2023
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2023
- Decided
- 25 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Topsham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX3 0JS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2023
Received by Exeter
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25 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Aug 2026
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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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