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County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

Granted Exeter 23/0947/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

T1 ELM-EDTC12113-1 Quercus Lucombeana, Lucombe Oak Crown Lift to 2.4 metres over target. T2 ELM-EDTC12113-2 Quercus robur, English Oak Crown declining year on year, dysfunction indicated with acoustic sounding. create 10 metre monolith.

As published by the council, reference 23/0947/CAT

Application record

Reference
23/0947/CAT
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
27 Jul 2023
Validated
27 Jul 2023
Decided
4 Oct 2023
Ward
Newtown And St Leonards
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX2 4QD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 7 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/1356/CAT Awaiting decision

    County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

    Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) which has a large cavity located within the main crown with dead wood thought and chicken of the wood fungus at around 1.6-1.7 m from ground level. to be Sectional felled/ dismantled due to a main entrance into County hall ground meaning prolonged dwell time car parking adjacent and footpaths underneath.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 25/1786/LBC Granted

    County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

    Installation of emergency access door from the reception area to the loading bay.

    Decided 25 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/1475/CAT Granted

    County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

    T1 Elm sec fell/ dismantle, T2 Silver birch sec fell/ dismantle, T3 Rowan sec fell/ dismantle, T4 Elm sec fell/ dismantle, T5 Whitebeam remove deadwood over target, T6 Acer ( Norway crimson king) sec fell/ dismantle, T7 Holly sec fell/ dismantle, T8 Robinia (Black locust tree) remove dead wood.

    Decided 4 Dec 2025 Trees
  • 24/1193/LBC Withdrawn

    County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

    Installation of replacement projector screen to the Daw committee room

    Decided 12 Feb 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 24/0133/TPO Withdrawn

    County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

    TI heavily infected Large ash or Fraxinus excelsior within falling distance of 18 Amethyst Drive Teignmouth. Fell Tree due to advanced stages of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus or Ash dieback disease.

    Decided 12 Feb 2024 Trees
  • 21/1335/CAT Granted

    County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

    T1 Oak Quercus robur over exposed limbs to the East. cracking in stem over highway. reduce by 2.5 metres and remove defective limb

    Decided 12 Oct 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jul 2023

    Received by Exeter

  2. 4 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exeter granted permission on 4 October 2023, 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.

Nearby applications

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  • County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

    21/1335/CAT Submitted 25 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    T1 Oak Quercus robur over exposed limbs to the East. cracking in stem over highway. reduce by 2.5 metres and remove defective limb

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

    24/0133/TPO Submitted 31 Jan 2024 50 yards away

    TI heavily infected Large ash or Fraxinus excelsior within falling distance of 18 Amethyst Drive Teignmouth. Fell Tree due to advanced stages of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus or Ash dieback disease.

    Withdrawn Trees 3 docs
  • County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

    24/1193/LBC Submitted 11 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Installation of replacement projector screen to the Daw committee room

    Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs
  • County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

    25/1786/LBC Submitted 16 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Installation of emergency access door from the reception area to the loading bay.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs
  • County Hall Topsham Road Exeter EX2 4QD

    25/1475/CAT Submitted 21 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    T1 Elm sec fell/ dismantle, T2 Silver birch sec fell/ dismantle, T3 Rowan sec fell/ dismantle, T4 Elm sec fell/ dismantle, T5 Whitebeam remove deadwood over target, T6 Acer ( Norway crimson king) sec fell/ dismantle, T7 Holly sec fell/ dismantle, T8 Robinia (Black locust tree) remove dead wood.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 24 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PW

    26/0110/CAT Submitted 23 Jan 2026 150 yards away

    T1- Cedrus atlantica to prune back 2 of the lower limbs on the SW side if the tree by 4m so they are back in line with the crown, as they have over extended the crown and becoming large lever arms. T2 Sycamore to dismantle down to ground level the small sycamore in corner of the garden as it is growing out of the laurel hedge and looks like it has been pruned poorly in the past

    Granted Trees 6 docs

In Exeter

  • 26/1484/CAT Awaiting decision

    1 Longacres Exeter EX2 4LW

    Magnolia Tree adjacent to wall adjoining the Old Rectory in Matford Lane. The magnolia is to be reduced by appoximately 5 metres to the level of the previous reduction. The neighbours in the adjoining property, The Old Rectory in Matford Lane, are supportive of the proposal. Ginko Tree next to and damaging the ancient cob wall between 1 Long Acres and the properties in Wayland Avenue. The Ginko is to be cut down to a height of between 1 and 2 metres to hopefully enable it to regrow but pruned regularly on the wall side of the trunk to train it away from the wall.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/1479/TPO Awaiting decision

    Lucombe Court Stadium Way Exeter EX4 6JX

    T1 - Oak - Reduce the canopy by approximately 3-4m on all aspects. This work will be carried out under a road closure for one of the working days. Remove the self-set holly, oak and buddleia to near ground level. Please see supporting subsidence tree report regarding damage to the structure supplied by our client

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/1474/CAT Awaiting decision

    27 St Leonards Road Exeter EX2 4LA

    T1 Beech. Remove first four branches growing across kitchen window. Cut back from building to give 2m clearance.

    Received 4 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/1342/CAT Granted

    25 Matford Avenue Exeter EX2 4PL

    Magnolia denudata currently approx 6 metres high, and spreading. To be shaped and slightly reduced in height Height reduction 1.5 metres Spread reduction (all round) 1 metre

    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/1161/TPO Refused

    19 Falkland Close Exeter EX4 5EZ

    Oak tree on no mans land embankment which over looks garden of 18 Falkland Close, Exeter, EX4 5EZ. It has a large branch overhanging our garden. Tree surgeon Mitchell Tree Surgery has visited site and advised it needs to be removed. He says it is a large overhanging heavy limb which could cause considerable damage. Last year a large branch from a neighbouring oak next to It came down in a storm and caused damage. Our neighbours in number 18 and ourselves are concerned about this particular branch we wish to report to be removed. The tree itself has grown to 60 foot plus range and we all feel our houses are at risk. Sketch plan attached

    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Trees